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neck black : the cheeks, and whole under fide of 
the body from chin to tail is of a pure white : 
the back, exterior fcapular feathers, the coverts 
on the ridge of the wings, and fome of the lefler 
quil feathers, are of the faille color ; the other 
coverts, and the exterior fides and ends of the 
greater quil feathers, are black : the tail confids 
of twelve white feathers : the legs are very long, 
I R D S. 
of a fine blue color, and naked far above the 
knees : the webs dufky, and deeply indented : 
the back toe extremely fmall. 
Thefe birds are frequent in the winter on the 
eadern fhores of this kingdom : in GloucefterJhire y 
at the Severn's Mouth ; and fometimes on the 
lakes of Shropjhire . 
GENUS XI. AUKS. 
* Thofe with thick bills. 
** Thofe with flender bills. 
SPECIES I. The Puffin. Plate 
Puffin, Couiterneb, &c. Wit. orti. 
3 2 S* 
Rail Jyn. av. 120. 
Edzv. av. 358. Fig. 1. 
The Bowger. Martin's voy. St. 
Kit da . 34. 
. - 
f j| H E puffin weighs twelve ounces. Its 
length is twelve inches : its breadth 
twenty one. Above the eye is a hard 
grey triangular fubdance ; beneath is another of 
an oblong form : the edges of the eye-lids are 
crimfon. The legs are placed fo far behind, as 
to difqualify it from (landing, except quite ere£l: 
reding not only on the foot, but the whole length 
of the leg : this circumdance attends every one 
of the genus, but not remarked by any naturalid, 
except IV : irmiu r , who has figured the Penguin , a 
bird of this genus, with great propriety : this 
makes the rife of the Puffin from the ground 
very difficult, and it meets with many falls before 
it gets on wing ; but when that is effected, few 
birds fly longer or dronger. 
Thefe birds frequent the coads of feveral parts 
of Great-Britain and Ireland 5 but no place in 
Fratercula. Brijfon av. VI. 81. Tab. 
. 6 . Fig. 1. 
Puphinus anglicus. Gefner av. 725. 
Caii opufc. 97. 
Anas arctica. Clufii Fxot. 104. 
Alca arctica. Fin. Jyft. 130. 
greater numbers than Prieft holme ijle *, where 
their flocks may be compared to fwarms of bees 
for multitude. Thefe are birds of paflage $ re¬ 
fort thither in April\ and difpoffieffing the rabbits 
of their holes, occupy them till Auguft , when 
they all difappear. They lay but one egg ; and 
of the fize of that of a hen. 
Their fleffi is exceffive rank, as they feed on 
fea weeds and fiffi, efpecially Sprats ; but when 
pickled and preferved with fpices, are admired by 
thofe who love high eating. Dr. Caius tells us, 
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that in his Days the church allowed them in lent, 
indead of fifli : he alfo acquaints us that they 
were taken by means of ferrets, as we do rabbits : 
at prefent they are either dug out, or drawn from 
their borroughs by a hooked dick : they bite ex¬ 
tremely hard, and keep fuch fad hold on whatfo- 
ever 
** Off the coaft of Anglejea. 
