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oo very fond of the egos and hiv of onats, which 
“are found in great quantities under’ water. The 
“Shoveler inhabits Eutope and America. 
The Ural Duck is found in the Jakes 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. 
~ faft; 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 ae 
The. American Wigeon | perches. on trees, 
aiid feeds in company, ° » Like many other kinds 
i 
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 anos 
ee and do much milchief, 
“There i is 2 Duck, Wwhick was foi in Datky 
a Bay, i in New Zealand, which iS fuppofed to live 
upon the worms that it finds in the mud when 
“the tide ebbs; becaufe the ead of the bills is ie 
li ie bends. 
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