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GREY SANDPIPER. Class II. 



191. Grey. Le'pluvier gris. Bclon a<v. 



262. 

 Pivicr montano. Aldr.av. III. 



207. 

 Wil. orn. 309. 

 Rait J'yn. av. III. 



Vanellus grifeus, le Vanneau 

 gris. BriJJon av. v. 1 00. 

 tab. g. Jig. 1. 



Piviero montano. Zinan. 102. 



Bomholmis Floyte-Tytcn, 

 Dolken, Brunnich, 176. 



Tringa fquatarola. Lin. fyjl. Br. XcoL 122. Scopoli, Nc. 



252. 145. 



Faun, Suec. fp. 186. 



Descrip. TT weighs feven ounces : the length to the tip of 

 JL the tail is twelve inches : the breadth twenty- 

 four : the bill black, about an inch long, flrong 

 and thick: the head, back, and coverts of the 

 wings black, edged with greenifh afh-color, and 

 fome white : cheeks and throat white, marked with 

 oblong dufky fpots: the belly and thighs white: 

 the exterior webs of the quil-feathers black : the 

 lower part of the interior webs of the four firft 

 white : the rump white : the tail marked with tranf- 

 verfe bars of black and white : the legs of a dirty- 

 green : the back toe very fmall. 



Thefe appear in fmall flocks in the winter time, 

 but are not very common : their flefh is very de- 

 licate. 



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