TIIE GUILLEMOT. THE DIVER. 
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and is seventeen inches in length. The bill is black, and 
three inches in length. The head, neck, back, wings and 
tad are of a deep mouse colour ; the tips of the lesser quill 
leathers, and all the under parts of the plumage are while, 
-lhey accompany the ank in its visits to our shores, and are 
ancli foolish birds, that they will not quit the rock, though 
they see their companions killed around them. 
l'he lesser guillemot weighs about fifteen ounces. The 
upper parts of its plumage are darker than in the former 
aperies. The black guillemot is entirely black, except a 
large mark of white on the wings. In winter, however, 
this bird is said to change to white ; and there is a variety 
IP Scotland not uncommon, which is spotted, and which 
"Jr. Edwards has described under the name of the spotted 
Greenland dove. The marbled guillemot, which is found 
at Kamscliatka, &c. receives its name from its plumage, 
^hicli is dusky, elegantly marbled with white. 
The Diver genus includes about seven species foreign 
an d domestic. The great northern diver weighs sixteen 
Pounds, and measures three feet six inches in length. The 
I ‘I is strong, black, and above four inches in length. The 
le ad and neck are velvet-black, with a white crescent im- 
mediately under the throat, and another behind. The upper 
Parts of the plumage are also black, spotted with white, and 
•he breast and belly perfectly white. This bird is found in 
a. I die northern parts of Europe, and feeds on fish. It flies 
"gh and well. The Jmber is less than the preceding, but 
dl larger than a goose. The upper parts of the plumage 
a ’ e ln general dusky; the under parts silvery white. It is 
• er y common in the Orknies. The skins of both these spe- 
Cles are so remarkably tough, that in some of the northern 
ountrics they have been used as leather. 
„ | p e speckled diver is more common in the southern parts 
“ Europe. It is called on the Thames the sprat loon. It 
e 'ghs about two pounds and a half; and has the upper 
! “ ! ts C) f the body dusky, spotted with white, the breast and 
riiy white. It is so confident of its skill in divine, that it 
oi- f n a Pproaches very near the boats when fishing lor sprats 
th ' e ( r ' n » s ‘ The black-throated diver has the lore part of 
s d'roat black, the back and wings of the same colour 
jotted with white; the head and neck ash-colour, and the 
ei ,|j as t and belly white. This bird is common in the nortli- 
rp^ e gi°ns, but seldom found in France or England, 
in 1 Q - r( d~ throated diver differs chiefly from the preceding 
'avutg the throat and part of the neck of a fine red ; the 
