ll to near half-way over the head.

[7] _Flamingo._ A bird of the crane kind, but web-footed, whose
plumage is of a bright scarlet: when standing erect, it
measures above six feet, though its body is not larger than
that of a Goose; and is a native of Africa, Persia, and South
America.

[8] _Ptarmigan._ The white grouse, or white game, inhabits the
Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefers the
coldest situations on the highest mountains, where it burrows
under the snow. It changes its feathers twice in the year, and
about the end of February puts on its summer dress of dusky
brown, ash, and orange-coloured feathers; which it loses in
winter for a plumage perfectly white, except a black line
between the bill and the eye. The legs and toes are warmly
clothed with a thick long coat of soft white feathers.

[9] _The Chough._ This bird, which is about the size of the Daw,
has a long curved bill, sharp at the point, which, as well as
the legs and feet, is of a bright scarlet, contrasting
beautifully with its black plumage, which varies, as the light
falls on it, to a deep purple violet. Its general haunts are
the crevices of high cliffs in Devonshire and Cornwall.

[10] _The Widow_, or _Widah Bird_, is a species of Bunting, a native
of Angola and other parts of Africa; and is remarkable for the
feathers of its tail. The two middle ones are about four inches
long, and ending in a long thread; the two next are thirteen
inches in length, broad, and narrowing towards the points: from
these proceeds another long thread.

[11] _Yaffil, the Woodpecker._ The name Yaffil is provincial, but is
so very expressive of the noise it continually makes, that I
have preferred it on that account. It is a beautiful bird, and
is sometimes called the English Parrot; the colour of its
plumage, green, yellow, and scarlet, giving it some resemblance
to that bird.

[12] _The Numidian Crane_, or _Demoiselle_, from the elegance of its
appearance, and its singular carriage, is called the
Demoiselle, which means the Young Lady; for this bird walks
very gracefully, and sometimes skips and leaps, as though it
were trying to dance.

[13] _Guillemot._ A sea-bird, of which there are several species