BRITISH BIRDS. 
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pened. Mr Tunftal had a fluffed fpecimen in his 
Mufeum, which was fhot in January, at Hartle- 
pool, on the Durham coaft. The foregoing figure 
and defcription were taken from a perfect bird, in 
full plumage, fhot in April, near Holy Ifland. 
It is not known that any attempts to domefticate 
this fpecies have fucceeded. Such as were made 
by the Rev. Dr Thorp, of Ryton, entirely failed 
of fuccefs. 
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