64 PUEPLE SANDPIPER. 



grey, glossed, like the back, with purple; under tail coverts, 

 white, spotted and streaked with deep ash-colour and light 

 brown. The legs feathered nearly to the knee, and the toes, 

 bright orange yellow, in winter yellow the hind toe is 

 directed inwards; claws, much arched, short, and blunt, black 

 in colour. 



In the young, the bill at the base is dull yellow; the head 

 is dull greyish black, the feathers margined with dull yellowish 

 brown; neck on the sides, ash grey with darker streaks; 

 breast, also ash grey with darker streaks, and on the sides 

 with large longitudinal streaks of a darker shade. Under 

 tail coverts, streaked longitudinally with deep ash grey. 



