218 TBJNGA SUBARQUATA. 



black, the secondary quills paler, the inner grey; the 

 secondary coverts grey, tipped with white ; the shafts of the 

 quills are whitish in the middle, and there is a white space at 

 the base of all the quills, increasing inwards ; most of the 

 outer secondaries margined with white. The upper tail- 

 coverts are white ; the tail-feathers grey, glossed with green, 

 narrowly bordered with white. 



Length to end of tail 8^ inches ; extent of wings 16^ ; 

 bill along the ridge 1-^-, along the edge of lower mandible 

 l-£j ; wing from flexure 5^- ; tail 2 ; bare part of tibia -fe ', 

 tarsus 1£ ; first toe -^-, its claw -^ ; second toe -fj, its claw 

 -fj ; third toe -Lg-, its claw -fe ', fourth toe -^ its claw 1 § 5 -. 



Female. — The female resembles the male in colour, but 

 is somewhat larger. 



Length to end of tail 8-^Q- ; extent of wings 16|- ; bill 

 along the ridge l-fe ; tarsus 1^ ; middle toe \$, its claw -^-. 



Male in Summer. — In its summer plumage this species 

 is easily distinguished from the Dunlin, the breast being red 

 in the one and black in the other. The bill, iris, and feet 

 are coloured as in winter, but the latter are of a lighter tint. 

 The upper part of the head is black, streaked with light red, 

 the margins of the feathers being of the latter colour ; the 

 forehead, sides of the head, and throat are white, with small 

 brown streaks ; the sides and fore part of the neck, with the 

 breast and sides, are bright yellowish-red; the lower tail- 

 coverts white, tipped with black. The feathers of the upper 

 parts of the body and the wing-coverts are brownish-black, 

 edged with greyish-white; the scapulars with red spots along 

 the margin ; the quills and coverts brownish-black, the 

 coverts tipped with white, as are the outer secondaries ; the 

 inner secondaries and scapulars glossed with green. The 

 hind part of the back is brownish-grey; the upper tail- 

 coverts white, barred with red and dusky ; the tail-feathers 

 greenish-grey, edged with white. 



Female in Summer. — At this season, also, the female 

 resembles the male in colour. 



