GREY PHALAROPE 



PLATE CLXXXII. FIGURE I. 



Phalaropus fulicarius, . . LINNAEUS. 

 Phalaropus lobatus, . . . PENNANT. MONTAGU. 

 Phalaropus platyrhynchus, . . NAUMANN. 



THE nest of this irregular visitant, which breeds in Arctic 

 Siberia, is described as slight, lined with a few grasses, 

 or a mere formation of the natural herbage around, and 

 placed in a feollow on some elevated spot in marshy places, 

 but always in the vicinity of water, either the sea or some 

 inland lake or river. 



The eggs are usually four in number, of a stone colour, 

 with a tinge of olive, and spots and specks of dark brown. 

 The old birds show great fondness for their young, and 

 remain with them till they are well able to fly. Only one 

 brood is reared in the season. 



