Phalarope. 



Order, Limicolae. 

 Family, Phalaropodidae. 



2 24. WILSON'S PHALAROPE. Steganopus tricolor. Nine inches 

 long. Very long, delicate bill. Swimmers as well as waders. Blue- 

 gray above. Brown below. Black stripes along the sides of head and 

 neck. Female does the love-making. The male does the nest build- 

 ing and incubating. The lady phalarope is the real new woman among 

 the birds. 



