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dicularly, and nearly meeting over the back, after 

 which they settled down again. One, whose wing 

 had been broken, I allowed to run about my room, 

 having first cut off the dangling joint. It had much 

 of the manners of the Kildeer (see p. 331), but fre- 

 quently held up the wings perpendicularly, when 

 running. 



That the power of swimming does not depend 

 on webbed feet, is now pretty well known ; some 

 instances I have mentioned already. A Bar-tail, shot 

 at Mount Edgecumbe pond, plunged into the water, 

 and swam vigorously, striking out with both feet. 

 On another occasion a Sandpiper, I do not know 

 of what species, being wounded, plunged into a 

 river, and swam some distance ; but Sam pursuing 

 and approaching it, it dived, and swam swiftly under 

 water, like a Grebe, coming up at the distance of 

 several yards, then instantly diving again, till at 

 last it effected its escape amongf the reeds and bushes 

 at the margin. 



YELLOW-SHANKS GAMBET.* 

 Totanus flavipes. 



Scolopax flavipes, WILS. Aud. pi. 288. 



Totanus jlavipes, BECHST. 



DURING the winter we met with this species on 

 one or two occasions, always solitary, wading in 



* Length 10 inches, expanse 19, flexure 6, tail 2, rictus 1-j^, tar- 

 sus 2^y, middle toe 1 T V 



