02 PHALAROPES. 



membrane, distinctly lobed, fig. 79 ; no distinct red markings 

 above. 



1. NORTHERN PHALAROPE, P. LOBATUS. 7.50; above, 

 dark plumbeous striped on back with Fig. 79. 



reddish-buff; upper tail coverts, like 

 back ; distinct wing band and under 

 parts, white; sides of neck and chest, 

 rufous. Summer male, much duller, 

 the rufous confined to sides of neck, 

 and the chest is mottled with white 

 and grayish. Winter adult, forehead, 

 superciliary Line, and beneath, white; 

 above, grayish ; patch on sides of head, 

 blackish, fig. 80. Young differ from 

 last in being streaked above with red- 

 dish-buff. Downy young, bright taw- GJ-, A, C, 1. 



Fig. 80. ny above ; three black 



stripes on rump ; triangular 

 patch of b 1 a c k on crown ; 

 black line over eye; white 

 beneath, throat, pale taw- 

 ny. Northern hemisphere, 

 breeding far north ; winters 

 off the coast of the Caroli- 

 nas southward ; common off 

 Gr, A, C, 1. 1-4. the coast of N. E. from mid- 



dle Aug. to early Oct. ; occasionally seen on beaches and 

 rarely on the waters of the interior ; migrates north in May 

 when it is less common. 



B. AVOCETS AND STILTS. Recurvirostridae. 

 Legs, greatly lengthened, longer than any other in G ; 

 tibea, naked for at least half its length ; toes, with a well 

 developed basel web ; rather large birds of social habits that 

 usually occur in the vicinity of fresh water. 



a. Avocets. Recurvirostra. 



Bill, flattened, longer than head and decidedly recurved, 

 fig. 81 ; toes, 4, the anterior fully webbed ; wings, short, when 



