Tatì-htrtii m t e i c s f c a a i i d ' contrast »kiwi ■ fey p? variety it the
*«f>wy whiteness of «s plumage, lirukea by irregular marking« of a^et ofticik, m conjunction with the neatness
■'lif its general figure, producing an pxtremeiy pleasing effec t.
The Smew is the smallest o f the genus M&gw, and oifcvt» consider«!, lo deviation in »owe jKiinta from i.'kc
sypica! forra : thè body is ics*oofnproswd/^nd cfougated, tbe tfboWwr c-t o f Siinùuished ahns 5 which
peciiiiarities, Conjoiì'rd wirti thè darfftàstoós «f <}«. »iter, evince a deps Osiiid chiwuttt^riHtici
of this gemi«, unti wtniid sèem to indfeate a» ^-p-i- : t^ v s ìfy » tfic more w Deck trih«. s t a r
kowevcr it musi; becuspreded that it retain* u&chv ^ forfcures oiÌ in© g4ìj
being In all reepcc tu tbc sani.::-- visiting us duripg itichy*;»**« «»'intcr.*., at vh p>d in ¿aualif itftntbers
ìMi thè coasts and inland lakes of ibeh»'. Ishmd'-s «ad ia bhk b greaier aòmidancé. itttb em ore ext».-»«ir<; watew
o f Holland and GersnOBy5 b«t>, a* fot* a. obsei’v^titra &-.••.■ <■, ¿4.fin? ncvi'r ficot» known- tx> breed with »is. • The
«rette regtons o f bótf: t?» be ««1«;^ feta t-itMdence ''find- 'feijieejfiig-: place.. lit«
bili is «horter th»ra tbc luftsd, «od M^iersvsuddenly u> ■' f - g p ig i - i
tW p f rifr ’foef and ii%s, a: y ^ f e h Uiail, t k web» uso«». c t Tbs| head is ornamented
with a snowy pendent crest j « k e g e greexiish-’biaek circle sarnoaadls the eye; the occiput, ot«r which hang
the drooping feathers of the crest, is also btaefc, with green reflections 3 the neck pure white, as is also the
chest, on the sides o f which two crescent-shaped lines of black bend forward, cuutimtvd from the hack, which
is black; becoming grey towards the ramp mid taiL The scapulars are whifo, tnarked «'ith- obibrpif lijues of
black. the lesser coverts white, forming a broad band across the wing; secondaries apd greater wing*
coverts black, with white edges producing two smaller white bands 5 quills bl^&h-hrowrt 3 teftiaries light
blueish-grfey 5 under parts pure white. •.
■' TlietKichea -of; this species d iftm from those, o f its congeners in having no enlargement o f the tube, which
fonnedfcty a «cries o f firm ring* gradually increasing in siae from the larynx to the:labyrinth, the latter
■ beji.% smallajid irregular iji it» figure 5 the tongue also is rather more rounded, and in form approaches to
v that o f the t)ncks.
The fenvale is smaller, «»¡ad, «¡though « pleasing bird, does not present-the eoutmi o f epbwiiig so t^ttwetfrve-
in the male. -The beak mid tegs as* lead euloareel 5 the crest, cis usual thiradghoaft tlw? ijp tbe gfeipsj
ferruginons-hirowna; black oval spot below the brown fflcteuds fro»*'in?; fepse id’dk- blii, ¡:.v-\ the kikI
surrounds the eye, a- marking whfob '*m«s to- have Wen oath-dy overlooked by ojWitfoshHgj&iii« The
: occiput , and .neck : tlvc iirgire-ip^ >/: d^ank t; • •; • ^ ookttip- %
the back, ruaip and tdd deep grey ’ish-browa; the wings, a& \a the »tale, ¿«re dis-tingtusfofil fey.» Inrciad l>aw<l:i*iwl
two fines o f white v shoulders, quills, ikutl fifcHbittm hfOWiush-Wsckthe under surfoc«!. m iihtt body wfeai^i
: The young birds, both male »ad fuadfe* their first waster. are alike in ptowisag*, -Kit boib want !:h«:
.i'fdttck circle, round the eye which the fojnale. Ii» weight is about Kwcii?y-four oikdccs ; its
yteugth is from fifteen to sixteen inches: it* fewd of marine iasecls, nmlfoscat, ««all fish, and vrater
plants.,.
The annexed Plate represents an adult male aud female in their winter dress, two thirds of their natural