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land, where, in winter, their plumage becomes 
white, and they acquire a /thick and warm 
down. In Sweden they burrow under the snow 
to shelter themselves from the cold. They are 
no where in greater plenty than in England, 
where, in their season, they contribute to the 
gratification of the epicure, their flesh being 
delicious. 
