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which the bird in so readily known. The l>reast i.s light Imiwn, and the iil.(l..in.-n :ui well a* 

 the ujijM-i- tail c.. \eris. is white. Tin- quill-feathers <>f tin- wines aiv dark blackish-brown, and 

 the deeply forked tail is whit* a! its basal half, and dark blacki-h brown io tin- tip. 



TIIK \ei\ ran- binl which, .-u a.-. unt of jt> >|K-ed of foot and flu- color of it.s plumage, I* 

 termed the CREAM-COLORED COITRHKK, is found even lees frequently than the preceding 

 tptcies. 



It seems to live chiefly in Barbary or Abyssinia, though specimens have been obtained from 

 almost every country in Kurojte. One of these birds, shot in Kent, was remarkablr for it 



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boldness. When the gun that was aimed at it missed fire, the bird only flew away for a short 

 distance, and then alighted within a hundred yards of the gunner. It ran with great velocity, 

 picking up objects from the ground in its course, and it was with difficulty raised from the 

 ground so as to afford a fair shot. The note of this species is very peculiar, and is uttered 

 on the wing. 



The crown of the head is fawn, fading into gray behind, and the chin is white. From the 

 eye over the ear-coverts is a black curv.-d -Ht-ak. and imrtifdiately above it is a similar white 

 streak. The whole upper parts of the body are pale reddish-brown, (ho primary feathers of 

 the wing are jetty -black, ami tht-rv i- a curious I. hick spot near tin- end of each* tail-feather. 

 The whole under surface is cream- white. U'comini: white on the under tall-coverts. Both sexes 

 are similarly colored, and the total length i^ rath.-r morv than ten inches. 



THE well-known LAPWING, or PEEWIT, is celebrated for many reasons. Ite wheeling, 

 flapping flight is so peculiar as to attract tin- not Jr.- of .-v.-ry one who ha- \ i-it.-d th- localities 

 in which it r-sid.-s. and ita strange, almost articulate, cry is equally familiar. When it fears 

 danger, it rises from the nest, or rather from tin- ::;>. into the air, and continually wheels 

 -around the intruder, its black and white plumage flashing out as it inclines itself in its flight, 

 -and its mournful cry almost fatiiruinir the ear with its piercing frequency. "Wee-whit I 

 whit ! " fills the air, as the birds endeavor to draw away attention from their home; and 



