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fret, and claws, are black ; and the hind toes are 
extremely long, like thofe of the- lark, but by no 
means fo ftraight. ' -l"- /^v/ b .c:<i)? 
BuN-TiN^G, Snow, In SfC>tI'arid"tMs fpecies ob- 
tains the name of the fnow- Bake, from their appear- 
ance in fevere weather, and deep ihows. They ar- 
rive about that feaibn among the Cheviot Flills, and 
in the Highlands, in prodigious flocks, Afewbreed 
in the latter on the fumifnits of the higheft hills, in 
the fame places with the ptarmigans ; but the great- 
eft numbers migrate from the remoteft north. 
They appear in the Shetland and Orkney iflands; 
and multitudes of them, being v/earied v/ith the 
length of their voyage, often fall on velTels in the 
Pentland Frith. Their arrival is a certain in- 
dication of approaching bad weather and ftorms 
of fnow, being driven by the cold from their ufual 
retreats, Tlieir progrefs fouthv/ard is probably 
from Spitzbergen and Greenland, Hudfon's Bay, 
Lapland, Scandinavia, Iceland, the Faro Ifles, 
Shetland, Orkney, Scotland, and the Cheviot Hills. 
At that feafon they vifit all parts of the northern 
hemifphere, Fruflia, Auftria, and Siberia. In Au- 
ftriathey are caught and fed with millet; and, like 
the ortolan, grow excefiively fat. In their flight, 
they keep very clofe to each other, mingle toge- 
ther in a very confufed manner, and fling them- 
felves colle£lively into a globular form; and then 
the fowler makes prodigious havock am.ong them. 
This bird weighs no more than an ounce and a 
half. The bill and legs are black ; the forehead and 
crown are white, v/ith fome mixture of black on 
the hind part of the head; the back is of a full 
black; the rump is white; the quill-feathers are 
black, with white bafes; and the fecondaries are 
white, with black fpots on their interior webs. The 
inner featliers of the tail are black, the three exte- 
rior ones being white, with duflvy fpots near their 
ends ; and from the chin to the tail is of a delicate 
v/liite. 
^ EuNTiNG, Mountain. This bird is feldom 
feen in this kingdom; but, according to Johnfon, 
the bill is fhort, thick, ftrong, and black at the 
point, but the reft of it is yellow. The fore- 
head is of a dark chefnut colour; the hind part of 
the head, and' the cheeks, are lighter; the hind part 
of the neck and the back are cinereous, the latter be- 
ing fpotted with black ; the diroat is white ; and the 
breaft and belly are waved with flame-colour, but 
grey at the infertion of the wings. The five firft 
feathers are of a blackilli brown, the reft being 
white, with the tips of each daftied v/ith brov/n. 
The three exterior feathers of the tail are white, and 
the reft of a dark brov.m ; the feet are black; and the 
hind claw is as long again as any of the reft. The 
breaft of the fem.ale is of a darker colour than that 
of the male. This fpecies has fometimes been feen 
in Yorkfnire and North arnptonftiire. 
Bunting, Green-FIeaded. This is a very- 
curious and fcarce bird. The bill is brown; the 
head and neck are of a dull green; the wings, 
breaft,- and belly, are a deep brown ; the coverts 
of the wings and the back are a light brown intei-- 
mixedwith black feathers ; the tail is brown; and 
the legs are of a yeilov/iih hue. The breeding- 
place of this bird is entirely unknown, 
BUPHAGA. A. genus of the order of piccE, 
of which one fpecies is found in Senegal. 
BUPRESTES, A fpecies of cantharides, 
which is of an oblong figure, emits a naufeous 
fmell, and bites very fevereiy. It is of the fame 
nature with the common candiarides, or Spanifti 
BUR 
fiy ; and is faid to be very noxious to thofe cittW 
v/hich, in feeding, happen to fwallow it. ^ 
In the Linna::an fyftem, they form a genus of in.'-' 
fe6ts different from the cantharides ; but belonging 
to the fame order of coleoptera, and comprehend- 
ing feveral fpecies. 
BURACO DE VELTA. The name of a fifti 
caught on the Brazilian flioreS, ufjally knowa: 
among authors by it's local name guaibicoara. *" 
BURBARUS. A name given by fome ich- 
thyologifts to the common carp. 
BURBOT. This fifli, to which Ray gives 
the name of muftela fluviatilis nofti atibus, bears 
fome refem^lance to the eel in it's body, except that 
it is ftiorter and thicker. It's motions alfo refem- 
ble thofe of the eel ; and it is extremely fmoothj 
flimy, and flippery. The head is flat and difagree- 
able, and ftiaped like that of a toad ; the teeth are 
very fmall, but numerous ; and the irides are yel- 
low. On the tip of the nofe there are two fmall 
beards; on the chin there appears another; and 
the number of branchioftegious rays is feven. 
The firft dorfal fin is flrort, and the fecond is 
placed immediately behind it, extending almoft 
to the tail; the peftoral fins are rounded ; the ven- 
tral fins confift of fix rays ; the vent is fituated near 
the centre of the belly; the anal fin reaches almoft 
to the tail; and the tail is rounded at it's extremi- 
ty. The colour of the Burbot varies ; fome being 
duflcy, and others of a dirty green fpotted with 
black, and often with yellow; the belly, in fome, 
is white, but the real colour is frequently con- 
cealed by the flime. 
This fifli is found in feveral of the Englilh rivers, . 
and is efteemed very delicate food, though extreme- 
ly difgufting when alive. It is a very voracious 
creature, and preys on the fry and fmaller fifti. In 
the Lake of Geneva the Burbot is caught in great 
abundance, and is there called the lota. In foreign 
countries it fometimes weighs fix pounds ; but in 
this it feldom exceeds two or three. 
Burbot, Three-Banded. This fpecies fre- 
quents the rocky fhores of the Britifh iOes, and is 
fometimes caught with a bait. It grows to the 
length of a foot and a half, and weighs upwards 
of two pounds. The head is large and flat; the 
eyes are placed near the end of the nofe; the body 
is long, {lender, and compreflTed fideways, efpeci 
ally towards the tail ; and at the end of the upper 
jaw there are two beards, and one on the chin. 
The teeth, which are numerous and minute, are dif- 
pofed along the jaws in the fliape of a broad plate ; 
and in the roof of the mouth there is a fet of fmall 
teeth arranged in a triangular form. There are 
fevcn branchioftegious rays : the firft dorfal fin is 
lodged deep in a fulcus juft beyond the head, and 
confifts of a number of fliort unconne£led rays ; 
and the fecond riles exa61-ly behind it, and extends 
nearly to the tail. The pe6loral fins are broad 
and round; the ventral fins are Imiall- the fecond ^ 
ray is the longeft"; the anal fin reaches almoft to 
the tail; and the tail itfelf is rounded at the ex- 
tremity. The fcales are very fmall; the body and 
head are of a reddifli yellow colour, marked above 
the lateral line v/ith large black fpots ; the back 
fin and tail are fomewhat darker ; and the ventral 
fin is of a brighter red; but all are maculated. 
The lateral line has a central incurvation, and then 
proceeds ftraight to the tail. 
Burbot, Five-Bearded. The ingenious 
Willughby makes this Ipecies only a variety of 
the former j but fucceeding natural ills having ex- 
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