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the nape, sides of the neck, and breast, are pale 

 brownish-grey, tinted with ochreous ; and the back, 

 scapulars, and long tertials, are deep black, having 

 the feathers cut into on their margins with rounded 

 and angular spots, similar to those upon the Squata- 

 roles or true plovers. We have specimens before us 

 in this state from the Northumbrian coast, and from 

 North America. A specimen shot on the Solway, 

 towards the end of August, is also almost in com- 

 plete breeding dress ; while others, from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, are pure white beneath, but above, 

 show a good deal of dark marking, mixed with the 

 delicate grey of the winter state. 



