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Remarks. Resident, but subject to much local 

 movement. Notes : kitt-aa, kitti-aa, which sound 

 like " get away, get away/' or " Kittiwake, Kitti- 

 wake." Local and other names : Tarrock, Annet, 

 Hacklet, or Hacket Gull, Waeg, Mackerel Bird. 

 Gregarious, and a close sitter. 



LANDRAIL. See CRAKE, CORN. 



LAPWING. Also PEEWIT. 



( Vanellus vulgaris.) 

 Order LIMICOL^: ; Family CHARADRIID.E (PLOVERS). 



Description of Parent Birds. 

 Length about twelve inches. 

 Beak somewhat short, straight, 

 and black. Irides hazel. Fore- 

 head, crown, and long, narrow, 

 upturned crest black, glossed 

 with green. From the base of 

 the beak a dirty white line 

 passes over the eye and round 

 under the crest. A streak of 

 LAPWING ON HER black runs under the eye and 

 round to the nape of the 



neck, which is brown, mixed with white. Back 

 and wing-coverts and scapulars brownish-green, 

 glossed with purple and blue. Primaries black, 

 with white spots at the ends of the first three 

 or four ; secondaries white on the basal half. Upper 

 tail-coverts reddish-chestnut. Basal half of tail 

 white ; lower half black. Chin, throat, and upper 

 half of breast black ; lower half of breast, belly, and 



