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abdomen, under tail-coverts, and sides, the latter 

 faintly tinged with yellow ; tail rather long, round- 

 ed ; the outer feathers white, barred with brownish- 

 black, their tips white, with a single spot of black- 

 ish-brown on the outer web ; the rest pale reddish- 

 brown at the base, changing into brownish-black 

 towards the ends, which are white ; some of the in- 

 ner feathers tipped with yellowish-brown ; the mid- 

 dle/feathers are plain brown, with a darker spot 

 towards the ends, which are slightly tipped with 

 white ; upper tail-coverts and rump reddish-brown, 

 the latter brighter ; upper parts brown, the feathers 

 margined with reddish-brown ; primaries dark brown, 

 with a large portion of the inner web white ; a spot 

 of the same color on the outer webs towards the tips, 

 excepting the first two ; their coverts blackish-brown 

 tipped with white ; secondaries white, with a large 

 spot of brown towards the ends ; their tips, with 

 those of the primaries, white ; secondary coverts 

 brown, broadly tipped with white. Length ten 

 inches, wing seven inches." Giraud. 



SANDEBLING. 

 Charadrita Rubidus, Wils. 



"Specific Character. Bill straight, black, along 

 the gap one inch and one-eighth ; length of tarsi one 

 inch ; hind toe wanting. Adult with the bill straight, 

 about as long as the head. Spring plumage, upper 

 parts, with the throat, fore-neck, and upper part of 

 the breast rufous, intermixed with dusky and grey- 



