Ap Mr. Marxwick’s Catalogue of Birds 
The fecond variety.is.in a mixed ftate, between its winter and 
fummerdrefs. --On-the a$th. of September 17921 thot,one,of thefe 
birds, amoneft ten oria dozen more, onthe fea-fhore at Bexhill. 
Its length from, the|tipiof the. bill, to the end of the,tail,was feven 
inches; the breadth from tip to tip of the wings when extended, 
fourteen inches; and the bill, which was bblacls and a little bent 
near the tip, one inch and a quarter long. The tyead*and hinder 
part of the neck were variegated with reddith brown and black, the 
middle of the feathers being of a dark brown or black, with the 
edges of a pale reddifh brown, The feathers on the fhoulders were 
‘of an-afh-coloured brown, and thofe on the back of a dark brown 
or black in the middle, having their edges of a pale yellowifh or 
reddifh brown, not very unlike thofe of the Jack Snipe. The co- 
vert feathers of the wings were dutky, edged with pale brown, 
and thofe next the quills tipped with white. The quills were of 
_a dufky black with white fhafts and bafes. The tail was rather 
pointed; the two middlemoft feathers were of a dark ‘brown 
edged with light yellowifh brown, and the reft were of a light afh- 
colour with white fhafts. The chin, belly and vent were white, 
but the breaft was of a light brown, ftreaked with darker brown ; B, 
and the fides of the belly were alfo marked with dufky fpots. The 
legs were naked above the knees, of a black colour; and the toes 
were entirely divided, without any web between them. 
Some time about the middle of the fummer 1795 I had an op- 
portunity of feeing a birdof the third variety in its f{ummer drefs, 
whofe whole upper fide and breaft were.variegated with dufky and 
yellowith brown, the middle of the feathers being of a blackith, 
and the edges of a yellowifh brown. Its chin, lower part of the 
breaft, belly, thighs and vent were white; and its bill, legs and 
feet black. 
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