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thirty miles inland, but do not remember of 
ever hearing from it on other conditions. 
66. NORTHERN PHALAROPE. 
Phalaropus lobatus. 
Whale-bird. Adult birds in summer plu- 
mage are among our most beautiful birds. The 
back is gray, banded with ochre-yelow. The 
under parts are white, and the neck is nearly 
encircled by a band of beautiful brownish-red. 
The wings are darker than the back, and 
plainly marked with a band of white. [yes 
dark brown, bill and feet black. A _ trifle 
smaller than No. 65. They vary much from 
this plumage at different ages and seasons, 
the immature and winter birds being darker, 
and with the reddish neck less evident. 
Much like No. 65 in general habits, living 
mostly at sea, where they feed upon the float 
ing weeds which carry the insects and small 
crustaceans which they favor. They occa- 
sionally go inland, and I think are found over 
the greater part of North America. 
67. WILSON’S PHALAROPE. 
Phalaropus tricolor. 
Although all the Phalaropes are peculiar, 
iieorgaeen the female is larger and more hand- 
somely colored than is the male, in none is it 
