The Natural Hyftory of \} AM ATG A, - ORD 
The want of a back Toe, half Web to the Toss, Grok Magni i 
fufficiently from our Snipes, and make me refer it to the green. Plovens? 
XII. Totanus dorfo fufco albis weak} potatos Tabs 2500 Rati, 
P: 190. An Tringa Aldrovand, 1 Lom. 2% Pe. 431.2 } VWiduebb. Han 
300. Tab. 55 a Ray. yn. P- 108° ie -] : \ mater AkaG ans 
The Sea’ Plover.\ 
It was a Foot long, about twice; as Jong from the emdof one’ Wine 
to the. end of the other extended; phe Head’ was large, the Billlwde 
above two Inches long, ftreight,,-round, blackith, havings cew on large 
Apertures for Noftrils, the Neck was two laches: ldagy iohe Tail itwo 
and an half, the Head, Neck, Back, Wings, and: Fail; werelof.a dark 
brown Colour, with white Spots hereiand: then: all alotg,:ohé Beaters 
under the Chaps were white, thei under pact of the. Neck iwhire and 
brown. mix’d, the Belly and under part of the Tail whits, theLegs.and 
Feet and part of the Thighs, not cover’d. with: Feathers,:qvere five Inches 
long, having yellow:fh {mall Scales, there were four: Tbes; three before, 
and one behind, which:was very fhors; thefone:in the middle:of thofe 
before is longeft and, is an Inch and an: half:im Length; -adl.of them 
have very {mall black Claws, andithe «wo autward: Foes:are.join’d by 
a Webb. 
The Stomach was very mufcular, with’ Fat: about it} andilam inward 
feparable Tunicle to defend it againft: any Injury frony within, cc. the 
Guts had various Circumvolutions, | pe 8 Cle iin. 
It frequents the Sea Marfhes, where it fetds on Sea Snails, crc, | 
It was taken at the Salt Ponds. 
It is accounted very good Meat, 
XII. Charadrius five hiaticula. Tab. 269. Fig. 2 Raij. fy p. ‘es 
cg 190. Willughb. Angl p..3to Tab. 57- Maruitar Brafilienfibus. 
Maregr. p. 199- ed. 1648. Ray. fym. p. 113 165. & 190. 
The Sea Lark. 0.3 \: 
_ Thisis about eight Inches long fromthe end: of the Bill to that of 
the Tail, twice as much between: the ends of) the extended;Wings, ‘the 
Head round, as are the Eyes, the Eyelids having ab Orange colour’d 
Ledge about them. The Bill is ‘round, three ‘Inches long, -black, and 
hath pretry large Slits for the Noftrils, ‘The Tail is‘three Inches 
long, the Neck fcarce one Inch, at the beginning of the Billi towards 
the Head, isa Spot of white reaches to the Eyes, then\a-Spot of black, 
the reft of the Head is brown, the Neck. has on itsupper Part one 
Circle of white, and another of black, the Back all brown, the begin- 
ning of the Tailis of a dirty Orange Colour, the Tailsits felt brown, 
the Wings white and. brown mix’d, under. the Chaps ’tis white, the 
under part of the Neck has two black Circles inclofing a white, the 
Belly, under pare of the Wings and Tail are whitifh, the Legs are three 
Inches long, cover’d with whitifh fmall»Scales, the ‘Toes are threey 
ftanding forwards, the one in the middle the longeft, being almoft .aa 
Inch long, with {mall black Claws, it has alfo between the two outward- 
moft Toes alittle Webb. HE iit Wghee 
Its'Meat and Bowels are the fame with the Plovers and Snipes, ea. 
of this Tribe. ; © evepnismet 
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