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tlie centre of the back below ; the orange-coloured margins of 

 the tertials becoming paler. 



In winter the beak is black ; around its base, and on the 

 top of the head, white ; irides dark brown ; around the eye 

 dusky black ; a patch of the same colour on the ear-coverts 

 and on the occiput ; back of the neck, scapulars, upper wing- 

 coverts, and all the back, uniform pearl-grey ; greater coverts, 

 secondaries, and tertials, lead-grey, margined with white ; pri- 

 maries as in summer ; tail-feathers ash-grey, margined with 

 white ; chin, neck in front, breast, and all the under surface 

 of the body pure white, except a small patch of pearl-grey 

 before the point of the wings, but not extending round the 

 front ; legs, toes, and membranes yellowish brown ; the claws 

 black. 



Specimens vary considerably in size ; the females are the 

 largest, and measure about eight inches and a quarter in their 

 whole length ; the males usually half an inch less ; from the 

 carpal joint to the end of the wing four inches and three- 

 quarters. 



The vignette represents the structure of the feet in the 

 Phalarope. 



