158 BAY-BIRDS. 



brownish-black, the feathers margined with reddish- 

 white ; the edges of the scapulars with semiform 

 markings of the same ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 white, transversely barred with dusky ; tail, light 

 grey, the feathers white at the base and along the 

 middle ; primary quills and coverts brownish-black 

 inner tinged with grey ; the shaft of the outer pri- 

 mary, white ; secondaries, brownish-grey, margined 

 with reddish-white, the inner dusky ; a broad whitish 

 line over the eye ; loral space dusky ; auriculars, 

 pale brownish-red ; fore part and sides of neck, 

 greyish white, tinged with red, and longitudinally 

 streaked with dusky ; the rest of the lower parts, 

 pale reddish, transversely barred with dusky ; the 

 middle of the breast and the abdomen without 

 markings; legs long and slender, of a yellowish- 

 green color. In autumn, the plumage duller, of a 

 more greyish appearance, and the reddish markings 

 wanting, excepting on the sides of the head, and a 

 few touches on the scapular. Length, nine inches ; 

 wing, five." Giraud. 



RING-NECK. 



American Ring Plover. 

 Tringa IRaticula, Wils. 



This is a small, but delicate, fat, and pretty bird ; it 

 does not stool well, and accompanies the small snipe. 



" /Specific Character. Bill shorter than the head ; 

 base, orange color, towards the point, black ; a broad 

 band on the forehead white, margined below with 



