AVES CHARADRIID/E 



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Neck : Above white ; the black Hne or band defining it on each side 

 as described. Chin and upper throat white, changing on the throat to 

 clear ferruginous or bright chestnut, which color prevails on the remainder 

 of the under neck and, reaching up on the sides, is defined by the black 

 neck-stripe. This chestnut area of the neck becomes paler as it ap- 

 proaches the breast, where it fades into a mere shading, and thence to the 

 white of the lower parts. 



Back : Middle of the back pearly grey-blue like crown, clearly defined 

 by a broad streak of vinous chestnut on each side of the mantle. Scapu- 

 lars chiefly deep vinous chestnut. Lower back and rump brown, the sides 

 of the rump white. Central upper tail-coverts dusky brown, mottled and 

 edged with white. Lateral upper tail-coverts pure white. 



Tail : Central rectrices ashy brown, the remainder ashy brown on their 

 exposed webs, but with an increasing amount of white on their inner 

 webs, until the outer tail feather has generally a pure white inner web, 

 strongly contrasted with ashy brown outer web. 



Fig. 176. 



Stcganopiis tricolor. Leg and foot. Natural size. From a bird in the British Museum. 



Wings : Scapulars chiefly deep vinous chestnut. Upper wing-coverts 

 uniform dull brown, the greater coverts narrowly edged with white. 

 Bastard wing, primary coverts and quills dusky brown. The first pri- 

 mary with the shaft ivory white, the shafts of the other quills light 

 brown. 



