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The Natural Hiflory of JA MOALC A. 
X. Plavialis viridis. Tab. 259. Ege. Rai. Sym pe VT. G 190. 
Willaghb. ». 308. Tab. 57. Pluviers de Rochef. p. 165, de Du Tertre. 
p- 297: Aa Gorriones 0 pardales de Quiedo ¢ Soceee hal{p gee 
The Grey-Plover. So call’d in Yimaice by the Inhabitants. 
Tis about eight Inches: from. the Bills Point. to the End, of the 
Tail, almoft twice as much. from the, Tip’ of ong .Wing to , the Tip 
of the other.. The Head is in proportien. to the. Body, the. Bill one 
Inch long, blackifh, having two large Slits for the. Noftrils, the Tail 
is about half an Inch long, the Wings and Tail are of a dark browa 
Colour, the Breaft and Belly are whitifh, and, the, Back and Neck 
are colour’d with dark brown. Feathers, having. om their Ends feve- 
ral yellow Streaks, their. Legs. ‘are, three. Inches. Jong cover’d with 
bluifh Scales, the Toes are three, ftanding all forward, without one 
_ backwards, the middle one the. longeft, being one Inch in Length, and 
having a very {mall Claw. . | 
.. Fhey feed on Worms,, Beetles, and other Infects they pick up in 
the Savannas. hoe 
They have a great mufcular Stomach, or Gizard, wherein by the help of 
{mall Sand their Meat is ground.. The Guts have various Circumyvolu- 
tions, and their.Liver is very ruddy. ..;. 9. oe 
They frequent the Savamnas in the rainy Months, go in Flocks, and 
whiltle as thofe’ in| Ewropee he Pte 
They are for Meat the. fame with-qur,Eaglifh green Plover. 
It feems to differ from that of Evrope only in BignefS, which pers 
haps might vary from the Age, cc. or might come from a grofs way 
of meafuring by the Guefs. a 
7 XI. Plavialis virdis on fufeo & albo varia cande.longiore, Tab. 265. 
Fig.3. Rai. ym p. 190. An Sanderling Willughb. p. 303? Arenaria 
noftra, id eft Sanderling, alijs Curwillet. Raij. fyn. p. 109? 
The create ft Snipe. 
_ This Bird is about eight Inches from the end of his Bill to the 
end of his Tail, double as much when the Wings are ftretch’d out, 
from the end of.one to that of the other, the Head very large in 
proportion to the Body, the Eye round, the edges of the Eyelids are 
of an Orange Colour, the Bill almoft one Inch long, roundifh, black, 
having two large Aperturcs for the Noftrils, the Tail is large, and three 
Inches and an half long, the Feathers of which are whitifh, Orange co- 
lour’d and blackifh mix’d, the Wing Feathers are of a dark brown, 
under the Chaps and on the upper part of the Neck isa white Circle, 
the reft of the Neck, and all. the, Back are dark brown, the Breaft 
black and white mix’d, the Belly all white, the Feet and Legs two 
Inches and an half long, fmall, and :cover’d with exceeding fmall 
white Scales. The Toes are only three before, having fmall Claws, 
the: Joints being blackifh, there is likewife between the outward two 
Toes on cach Leg, a very fmall: Web. ek 3 
_They haunt the fandy Places of the River, and,are three or four 
ulually together. 
Plo. Stomach, Vittuals, oc. were the fame. with thofe of the 
over. . ee 
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