§ THE NATURAL HISTORY 
makes its née a great way under ground; and lays : 
but one egg. 
The Black Guillemot is found in Caernarvon- 
fhire, and in many of the iflands near Great- 
Britain. In the winter, its head, neck, and the 
upper part of its back, grow white, 
Bt a RO A 
Tue FOOLISH GUILLEMOT. 
. be F oolifti Guillemot has a {mall procefs, —— 
knob, near the end of the lower mandible ;. and 
fhort, foft feathers on the upper part of the bill. 
Tt is very common on the — coafts, on 
rocky cliffs. 
“\ Thefe . Juillemots are very fi ly birds ; for: 
- though they fee their companions killed, one 
after another, they only make alittle circuit in the 
air,and alight again on the fame places: fo that ~ 
“many people go out to fhoot them, to learn me 
art of hooting flying. | 
‘The inhabitants of Kamfchatka kil} vee for 
food, though they be very. ill tafted.. Their eges 
are efteemed a delicacy, and their fkins are fewed 
together for garments, ~ e 

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