02 PHALAROPES. 



membrane, distinctly lobed, fig. 79 ; no distinct red markings 



above. 



1. NOETHEKN PHALAROPE, P. lobatus. 7.50; above, 



dark plumbeous striped on back v^ith 



reddish-buff ; upper tail coverts, like 



back ; distinct wing band and under 



parts, vrhite; sides of neck and chest, 



rufous. Summer male, much duller, 



the rufous confined to sides of neck, 



and the chest is mottled with white 



and grayish. Winter adult, forehead, 



superciliary line, and beneath, white; 



above, grayish ; patch on sides of head, 



blackish, fig. 80. Young differ from 



last in being streaked above with red- 

 dish-buff. Downy young, bright taw- Gr, A, C, 1. 



Fig. 80. ny above ; three black 



stripes on rump ; triangular 

 patch of b 1 a c k on crown ; 

 black line over eye; white 

 beneath, throat, pale taw- 

 ny. Northern hemisphere, 

 breeding far nortli ; winters 

 off the coast of the Caroli- 

 nas southward ; common off 

 ^ ~j^ Q 1. l_4. the coast of N. E. from mid- 



dle Aug. to early Oct. ; occasionally seen on beaches and 



rarely on the waters of the interior; migrates north in May 



when it is less common. 



B. AVOCETS AND STILTS. Recurvirostridae. 

 Legs, greatly lengthened, longer than any other in G; 



tibea, naked for at least half its length ; toes, with a well 



developed basel web ; rather large birds of social habits that 



usually occur in the vicinity of fresh water. 



a. Avocets. Recurvirostra. 

 Bill, flattened, longer than head and decidedly recurved, 



fi(r. 81 ; toes, 4, the anterior fully webbed ; wings, short, when 



