MrO NATURAL HISTORY OF THE KUFF AND EEEVE. 



much wlii'ie about the wmgs and tail ; while German 

 !!eciin'jiis of this bird have been marked with a less 

 yollovv r rown, black bill, legs black also. Its man- 

 ner of 1 imning along the sands or shingles, vith its 

 head draw^n dovra close on the shoulders, is very 

 peculiar : but is similar to that of the sanderling. 



The Ruff and llee^ e [Machetes pugnax, Cuvier). 



This little bird, surnamed the Fighter, takes after 

 the Grallatores, both in pugnacity, and the remarkable 

 natural wattle and exuberant plumage of its throat 

 and neck. 



These birds are found in England in the fenny 

 districts, where they breed ; and are met with, in the 

 spring and autumn, in other parts of Britain ; about 

 I lie end of August most frequently in Scotland, in 



