. Ein System der Naturgeschichte : mit wissenschaftlichen [sic] und populären Beschreibungen von Menschen, Vierfüßler, Vögel, Fische, Reptilien und Insekten . estomach frei und offen; und, für ihre Belohnung, sie werfen sie einen Teil ihrer Beute; Für jeden ein oder zwei Fische, die sie am geschicktesten fangen werden, da sie in die Luft fallen. Derzeit wird der Kormoran in jedem Teil Chinas für diesen Zweck ausgebildet. Es ist sehr angenehm, mit welcher Weisheit sie den See oder den Kanal, in dem sie Dienst haben, ausschauen. Wenn sie AVES-GANNET haben. 67/ fanden ihre Beute, sie ergriffen sie mit ihrem Ba

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. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . estomach free and open; and, for their reward, they throw them part of theirprey; to each one or two fishes, which they will catch most dexterously, asthey are falling in the air. At present, the cormorant is trained up in every part of China for thesame purpose. It is very pleasant to behold with what sagacity they por-tion out the lake or the canal where they are upon duty. When they have AVES-GANNET. 67/ found their prey, they seize it with their beak by the middle, and carry itwithout fail to their master. When the fish is too large, they then giveeach other mutual assistance ; one seizes it by the head, the other by thetail, and in this manner carry it to the boat together. They have always, while they fish, a string fastened round their throats, to prevent them fromdevouring their prey. Such was formerly the practice in England; and aslate as the reign of Charles I., there was an officer of the household Avhobore the title of Master of the Cormorants. THE GANNET, OR SOLAN GOOSE, i. Is of the size of a tame goose, but its wings much longer, being six feetover. The bill is six inches long, straight almost to the point. It differsfrom the corvorant in size, being larger; in its color, which is chiefly dirtywhite, with a cinereous tinge; and by its having no nostrils, but in theirplace a long furrow that reaches almost to the end of the bill. From thecorner of the mouth is a narrow slip of black bare skin, that extends to thehind part of the head ; beneath the skin is anoiher that, like the pouch ofthe pelican, is dilatable, and of size sufficient to contain five or six entireherrings, which in the breeding season it carries at once to its mate or itsyoung. These birds, which subsist entirely upon fish, chiefly resort to those unin-habited islands where their food is found in plenty, and men seldom cometo disturb them. The is

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