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1. OSTRALEGUS, PIED OYSTER CATCHER, OR 

 SEA PIE. 



II. niger, corpore subtus fascia gulari et alarum 

 uropygio caudaque basi albis. Lath. 



The bill is three inches long, bright orange; irides 

 crimson ; tongue very short ; the head, neck, and 

 shoulders are black; the wings and tail are black 

 and white ; beneath white ; legs pale red. 



Weight I6oz. length 17 inches. 



The female deposits her eggs (which are generally 

 grey, spotted with black,) on the sea-shore. 



GENUS XLV. 



RALLUS. 



Bill slender, a little compressed, slightly incurva- 

 ted ; nostrils small; tongue rough at the end; body 

 much compressed ; tail very short. 



1. AQUATICUS. WATER RAIL, BILCOCK, VELVET- 

 RUNNER, OR BROOK OUZEL. 



R. alls griseis fusco maculatis, hypochondriis albo 

 maculatis, rostra subtus fulvo. Lath. 



The bill is slightly curved, the upper mandible is 



