RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. 319 



front of the wing a patch of dark grey, which extends back- 

 wards, mixed with white over the sides and flanks. Legs, 

 toes, and their membranes green, the claws black. 



Females measure about seven inches in length, and are 

 larger than males ; from the carpal joint to the end of the 

 longest quill-feather four inches and one-quarter. The 

 length of the beak, from the feathers on the forehead, ten 

 lines and a half. 



Adult birds in winter have the forehead and the greater 

 part of the crown white ; the nape and the streak through 

 the eye, sooty-brown ; the dorsal feathers margined with 

 white ; sides of face and under parts nearly pure white. 

 Young birds are similar, but the feathers of the upper parts 

 are margined with rufous-buff, the feet are yellowish, and 

 the toes are much less lobed. 



