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BRITISH BIRDS. 
infide of which is black : a darkifli line paffes from 
the brow over the eyes, which are fnrrounded with 
a naked blue Ikin, and, like thofe of the Owl, are 
fet in the head fo as to look nearly flraight forward, 
and the extreme palenefs of the irides gives them a 
keen wild ftare. The gape of the mouth is very 
wide, and feems more lengthened by a flip of naked 
black Ikin, which is extended on each fide from 
the corners beyond the cheeks : thefe features of 
its countenance, altogether, give it the appearance 
of wearing fpedlacles. A loofe black bare dilatable 
fkin, capable of great diftention, hung from the 
blades of the under bill, and extended over the 
throat, ferves it as a pouch to carry provifions to 
its mate, or its young. The body is flat and well 
cloathed with feathers ; the neck long : the crown 
of the head, nape, and, in fome fpecimens, the 
hinder part of the neck, are of a buff colour ; great- 
er quills and baftard wings black, and the reft of 
the plumage white. The tail is wedge-lhaped, and 
confifts of twelve tapering fharp-pointed feathers, 
the middle ones the longeft. The legs and feet are 
nearly of the fame colour and conformation as thofe 
of the Corvorant, but they are curioufly marked by 
a pea-green ftripe, which runs down each fliin, and 
branches off* along every one of the toes. The male 
and female are nearly alike, but the young birds, 
during the firft year, appear as if they were of a 
diftinQ fpecies, for their plumage is then of a duiky 
