DUNLIN. GRALLATORES. TRINGA. 153 



In the summer, the head becomes darker, and the feathers Summer 

 margined with greyish- white. The back and scapulars 

 also acquire a greater intensity, and the purple gloss 

 shines with greater brilliancy ; the ash-grey edging of 

 the feathers also changes to white, and the spots upon 

 the breast and flanks acquire a more distinct lanceolated 

 form. 



In the young, or nestling plumage, the head, back, and Young. 

 scapulars are of a dull greyish-black, the feathers being 

 margined with dirty yellowish-brown. The sides of the 

 neck and breast are ash-grey, with darker streaks. 

 Flanks and under tail-coverts with large longitudinal 

 streaks of deep ash-grey. Base of the bill ochre-yellow. 



D'UNLIN, OR PURRE. 



TRINGA VARIABILIS, Meyer. 

 PLATE XXVI. Figs. 1. 2. 3. 



Tringa variabilis, Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. 2. 397 Temm. Man. 



d'Ornith. 2. 612. 



Pelidna variabilis, Steph. Shaw's Zool. 12. 98. pi. 15. in summer pl\jmage. 

 Tringa alpina, Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 108. sp. 153 Sabine, Trans. Linn. 

 , Soc 12. 534. 



Becasseau Brunette ou variable, Temm. Man. 2. 612. 

 L'Alouette de Mer a Collier, Cuv. Reg. Anim. 1 490. 

 Dunlin, Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 108. sp. 153 Mont. Ornith. Diet. App. to 



Sup. 

 Purre Dunlin, Steph. Shaw's ZooL 12. 98. pi. 15. 



Tringa Cinclus, Linn. Syst. 1. 251. 18 Gmel Syst. 1. 680. Lath. Ind. 



Orn. 2. 735. sp. 35. Rail, Syn. 100. A. 13. 

 Cinclus, Briss. Orn. 5. 211. pi. 19. f. 1. 

 L'Alouette de Mer, Buff. Ois. 7- 548. Winter 



Purre or Stint, Will. ( Angl.) 305 Penn. Br. Zool. 2. 472 N o. 206 Id. plumage. 



Arct. Zool. 2. 475 Lath. Syn. 5. 182 Mont. Orn. Diet. 5 Bewick's 



Br. Birds, 2. 119 Wils. Amer. Orn. 7. 39. pi. 59. f. 3 Wall. Syn. 2. 



pi. 150. 



Tringa ruficollis, Pall. Reis. 3. 700. 31 Lath. Orn. 736. sp. 36. 



Red-necked Sandpiper, Lath. Syn. 5. 183. 31. This appears to be young 

 when it has nearly perfected the winter plumage. 



