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noticed, to prevent future miftakes. The 
whole bird is dufkv, a few feathers on the 
forehead are rufty, and fome about the ears 
of a dirty white; the breaftis grey, the belly 
and fpecujum in the wings white ; the bill 
and legs are black. They vifit Severn fettle- 
ment in June, build their nefts in trees, and 
breed among the w r oods, and near ponds j 
the weight of the female is one pound, its 
length 14 inches, and its breath 21. 
Anas. 48. Clangula. 201. 23. Golden Eye. 
Br. Zool. Faun. Am. Sept. 16. 
Severn River, N° 51. 
Thefe birds frequent lakes and ponds, and breed 
there : they eat fifh and llime, and cannot 
rife off the dry land. The legs and irides 
are yellow ; their weight is 2 1 pounds, and 
their meafure 1 9 inches in length, and two feet 
in breadth. The fpecimen fentis the male. 
Anas. 49. Perfpicillata. 201. 25. Black Duck. 
Faun. Am. Sept. 16. Edw. 155. 
Churchill River, N° 14. 
This fpecies is exa&ly defcribed, and well drawn 
by Edwards. The Indians call it She-ke-fu - 
partem. It ought to come into the firft di- 
vilion of Linneus’s ducks, “ roflro bail 
“ gibbo,” as its bill is really very unequal 
at the bafe. 
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