42CMS.,ALSO KNOWN AS EURASIAN COOT .IT IS LARGELY BLACK EXCEPT FOR THE WHITE FRONTAL SHIELD .SEEN IN LAKES,JHEELS AND TANKS.COOT IS AN OMNIVORE AND WILL TAKE A VARIETY OF SMALL LIVE PREY INCLUDING THE EGGS OF OTHER WATER BIRDS,AS WELL AS ALGAE, VEGETATION ,SEEDS AND FRUIT.IT HAS VARIATIONS IN FEEDING TECHNIQUES ,GRAZING ON LAND OR IN WATER.IN WATER IT MAY UPEND IN THE FASHION OF A MALLARD OR DIVE IN SEARCH OF FOOD.