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HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS. THE PIED 

 OYSTER-CATCHER. 



SEA PIE. SEA PIET. PIANET. CHOLLDRICK. TPJLLACHAN. TRILLACHAN- 

 TRAGHAID. 



Haematopus Ostralegus. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 257. 



Haematopus Ostralegus. Lath. Ind. Ornith. II. 752. 



Oyster-catcher. Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



L'Huiterier Pie. Haematopus Ostralegus. Temm. Man. d'Ornith. II. 531. 



Haematopus Ostralegus. Common Oyster-catcher. Flem. Brit. Anim. 115. 



Common Oyster-catcher. Haematopus Ostralegus. Selby Illustr. Brit. 



Ornith. II. 200. 

 Haematopus Ostralegus. Pied Oyster-catcher. Jen. Brit. Vert. Anim. 184. 

 Haematopus Ostralegus. Bonap. Comp. List, 46. 



Bill vermilion ; feet purplish-red ; head, neck, fore part 

 of hack, wings, and terminal half of tail black; the rest 

 white. 



Male. — This beautiful and not uncommon bird is nearly 

 as large as the Curlew, of a compact form, rather robust, 

 with a longish neck ; rather small, oblong head ; stout, 

 though rather long legs ; shortish, rounded tail ; and wings 



