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of other birds, is turned up for near half its length. 

 The noftrils are narrow and pervious : the tongue 

 fhort : the head very round : that, and half the 

 hind part of the neck black ; but above and be- 

 neath each eye is a fmall white fpot : the cheeks, 

 and whole under fide of the body from chin to tail 

 is of a pure white : the back, exterior fcapular fea- 

 thers, the coverts on the ridge of the wings, and 

 fome of the lefTer quil-feathers, are of the fame co- 

 lor ; the other coverts, and the exterior fides and 

 ends of the greater quil-feathers, are black : the 

 tail confifts of twelve white feathers : the legs are 

 very long, of a fine pale blue color, and naked 

 far above the knees : the webs duiky, and deeply- 

 indented : the back toe extremely fmall. 



Thefe birds are frequent in the winter on the 

 fhores of this kingdom: in Gloucefterjhire, at the 

 Severn's Mouth -, and fometimes on the lakes of 

 Shropjhire. We have feen them in considerable 

 numbers in the breeding feafon near Fojfdike Wajh 

 in Lincoln/hire. Like the lapwing when difturbed 

 they flew over our heads, carrying their necks and 

 long legs quite extended, and made a fhrill noile 

 (Twit) twice repeated, during the whole time. 

 The country people, for this reafon, call them 

 Telpers-, and fometimes diftinguifh them by the 

 name of Picarini. They feed on worms and infects 

 that they fcoop with their bills out of the fand •, 

 their fearch after food is frequently to be difcerned 

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