232 KNOT. 



with white, so as to form a broken fringe. In this 

 marking they remind us of the summer appearance 

 of some of the Charadriadce or plovers. 



Specimens, in the summer dress, procured on the 

 margins of some of the lochs in Sutherlandshire, 

 present some difference, both in size and tint. They 

 run, in total length, from six to six and a-half inches, 

 the parts keeping a near proportion one to another. 

 The whole upper plumage shows a much greater 

 mixture of black, the rufous edges of the feathers 

 being narrower, their colour deeper, and with less 

 of a pale tint towards the tip ; underneath, the black 

 marking on the throat and breast occupies a much 

 greater part of the feather, and is more angular in 

 form, and the black patch on the belly proportion- 

 ally covers more space, and extends farther upon 

 the flanks. It might be curious to ascertain if this 

 state prevailed among northern birds, and if there 

 is much difference in their size. 



THE KNOT, TRINGA CANUTUS, Linn. Tringa 

 canutus, Flem., Selby, etc. Tringalslandica, Penn. 

 (summer plumage.) T. cinerea, Penn. (winter 

 plumage.) Red and Ash-coloured Sandpiper, Penn., 

 etc. (in summer and winter plumage The Knot of 

 British authors. This bird, from its very different 

 seasonal dress, has also undergone a variety of no- 

 menclature, but is now understood in its changes. 

 It is not known as a summer bird with us, or as 

 breeding in this country, although it remains sufli- 



