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is an inhabitant of Europe, and is said to extend its migrations in 

 spring to the northern parts of the continent, and to congregate on 

 the borders of the Caspian Sea. We find it enumerated with the 

 birds of the Fur countries, from which we extract this brief ac- 

 count. " This neat little bird abounds in high northern latitudes — 

 breeds on the North Georgian Islands, and Melville Peninsula, and 

 was often seen swimming on the sea far from land by the Northern 

 Expedition. It inhabits during summer the hyperboreal regions 

 of America, migrating to more temperate parts at the approach of 

 winter, along the shores of the Pacific." 



GENUS LOBIPES — CUVIER. 



LOBEFOOT. 



[General appearance delicate — bill exceedingly slender, tapering, and rather 

 longer tlian ihe head ; head small, with the fore part rounded ; neck moderate, 

 rather slender ; wings long, pointed ; tail of moderate length, rounded — tarsi 

 rather long, compressed ; toes slender — hind toe very small ; anterior toes 

 lobed, and connccltd at the base with webs ] 



LOBIPES WILSONII— SABINE. 



"WILSONS LOBEFOOT. 



Grav Phalarone, Phslaropus lobatus, Wils. Amer. Orn. 



Plialaropus Wilsonii, Bonap. Syn. 



Wdson's Phala'opc, Pbalnropus Wilsonii, Bonap. 



Phalaropus Wilsonii, Wilson's Ptialarope, Sw. &. Rich. 



American Piv-darope, Nuit. .Man. 



Wilson's Phalaropc, Phularopus Wilsonii, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Characler — Bill black, slender, one inch and a half 

 along the gap ; length of tarsi one inch and a quarter ; upper parts 

 brownish-gray ; a broad black band behind the eye, passing down 

 the sides of the neck, changing into chestnut-red, passing over the 

 wings ; lower parts white. Adult with the bill black, slender ; 

 throat white ; fore neck tinged with reddish-brown ; entire lower 

 parts pure white ; tail light brown, margined and tipped with 



