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belly and vent ; the rump, coverts of the tail, and four 

 middle tail-feathers are black, glossed like the hack; 

 the other tail-feathers are light cinereous; i <i'l 12. 

 The legs and toes are dull red, the claws are black 

 and blunt ; the toes nearly divided to their origin, 

 middle toe thick and long. (Montagu, 4ith vol. Lin. 

 Trans.) 



11. PUSILLA. LITTLE SAND-PIPER, OR STINT. 



Tr. rostro pedibusque fuscis, corpore subtus rufes- 

 cenle, rectricibus extimis scapo albo, uropyyio 

 variegato. Lath. 



The bill is black; the crown of the head black 

 feathers edged with rust colour; the throat, fore-part 

 of the neck and belly are white ; the breast is tinged 

 with reddish yellow ; the shoulders and scapulars are 

 black, edged with white on the exterior webs of each 

 feather ; the back and tail are dusky ; the legs are 

 slender, black, and above six inches long. 



12. BEWICKII, RED-LEGGED 



ERYTHROPUS, BEWK. SAND-PIPER. 



The length is ten inches ; the bill is an inch and 

 three eights long, black at the tip, and reddish towards 

 the base; the crown of the head is spotted with dark 

 brown, disposed in streaks, and edged with pale 



