ORD. III. GEN. XI. DUCK. SPE. XII. GOLDEN-EYED DUCK. PI. 256. Anas clangula. Lin. Syjl. I. p. 201. Le Garrot. Brif. Orn. VI. p. 416. The weight of this duck is twenty-fix ounces. The bill is near two inches long, broad, and lead coloured, darkeft at the bale, nail black: eyes, bright yellow: head, and part of the neck, of a glofiy black: on each fide of the bill, at the opening, is a fquare fpot of white: lower part of the neck, breaft, and all the under parts, of a delicate white: back, black, with large ftreaks of white: Ihoulder of the wing, white: wing coverts, and quill feathers, black and white : rump, and tail, black : legs, orange; webs, black. This bird is a regular vifitant to our feacoaft in October, lives conftantly on the fea, and is very fine eating. The fpecies is numerous. From its fre quently diving for food, and its black and white plumage, it is called the magpie diver by feamen. It breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America.