136 iHfe BO6k OF MlGRAtORY BIRDS 



In the adult full winter dress, the plumage above is 



brocoli-brown, on the crown and back of the neck with 



the centre of the feathers darker, on the back having the 



shafts only dark; the under parts of the bird are pure 



white, having the feathers on the cheeks and neck dark in 



the centres; on the breast these are broader, and on the 



flanks they are distributed in irregular waves; the rump 



and upper tail-coverts are white, barred with clove-browa ; 



the tail is nearly of the same tint, with the upper plumage, 



the outer feathers paler in shade, all narrowly edged with, 



and having the shafts yellowish-white. Its breeding-place 



is Northern and Arctic Europe, Northern and Arctic 



America, and New Holland. 



