OF Br R D. Sy 43. 
for this reafon they are ofber confined in Cagesy, 
and taught to fpeak.. 
- Their fleth is very bitter. 
_ OF this {pecies there are feveral varieties, one 
that is wholly white, the bill reddith, and the legs. 
Heth coloured. 
_ Another variety that is white, frotied with: 
blue. oe oe 
A third is cream-coloured, with white {pots. 
There are feveral other {pecies of the Stare,. 
bes nothing remarkable is known a nae mane. 
“mers, except the 
W A T E R Co) UZE L, 
Whole plumage is black. with a white breaft, 
_ It inhabits E Surope, frequenting watery places $ . 
in the winter it is generally feen near cataracts. 
or falls of water, and fprings that do not freeze 5. 
though it is not web-footed, it defcends in a. 
wonderful manner through rapid whirlpools, to. 
feed upon the onifci, and other infe@s, that. 
are at the bottom; and walks about upon the 
ground under the water, in fearch of this kind of 
food; it devours infe@s, and fmall fifth only, and: 
does not feed on grain; it frequently wags: 
- its tail, and its noltrils are almoft covered with a. 
_ httle rim, 
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