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y fond of the eggs and larve of gnats, which 
are found in great quantities under water. The 
choveler inhabits Europe and America. 
The Ural Duck is found in the lakes near 
the Ural mountains in Afia; and it frequents the 
rivers Oby and Irtifch, in Siberia. It is feldom, 
if ever, feen to walk on the ground; for the fitua- 
tion of its legs prevents it, they are placed fo far 
backward ; but it fwims well, and remarkably 
fat; at this time, the tail is covered with water, 
and ferves inftead of a rudder. Its neft is formed of 
_ water-plants, and floats like the neft of the Grebe. 
The American Wigeon perches on trees, 
and feeds in company. Like many other kinds 
of birds, who fly in flocks, they employ centi- 
nels to watch and alarm them, in cafe of 
danger. At Martinico, which is one of the 
Caribee iflands in the Weft Indies, they fly in 
great companies from one rice plantation to ano- 
ther, and do much mifchief, 
There is a Duck, which was found in Dufky 
Bay, in New Zealand, which is fuppofed to live 
upon the worms that it finds in the mud when 
- the tide ebbs ; becaufe the end of the bill is foft, 
and eafily bends, 
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