84 TRINGIN^E. LOBIPES. 



ral muscles, large tendons, and dense, longitudinal, rugous 

 epithelium ; intestine of moderate length and width ; cceca 

 moderate, cylindrical. Eyes small. Nostrils basal, linear. 

 Aperture of ear roundish and moderate. Legs of moderate 

 length, slender ; tibia bare to a considerable extent ; tarsus 

 much compressed, thin-edged anteriorly ; first toe diminu- 

 tive ; anterior toes of moderate length, the second slightly 

 shorter than the fourth ; the three connected at the base by 

 webs, of which the outer is longer, and laterally margined 

 with a lobed and pectinated membrane ; claws very small, 

 curved, compressed, pointed. Plumage full, soft, blended ; 

 feathers oblong and much curved ; wings long, pointed, the 

 first quill longest ; secondaries fifteen, incurved, the inner 

 very long and tapering ; tail rather short, much rounded, of 

 twelve feathers. 



This genus differs from Phalaropus chiefly in having the 

 bill more slender, depressed, and tapering to a point, instead 

 of becoming enlarged toward the end. There is, however, 

 little difference in the habits of the species of these two 

 genera. 



193. LOBIPES HYPERBOREUS. HYPERBOREAN LOBEFOOT. 



In winter, the forehead, cheeks, fore-neck, and all the 

 lower parts white ; the upper part of the head, a band below 

 the eyes, and a narrow band along the hind neck, blackish- 

 grey ; upper parts of the body greyish-black, streaked with 

 white ; wings with a white band. In summer, the upper 

 parts blackish-grey, the feathers of the back and the scapu- 

 lars edged with light red, of which colour are the sides and 

 fore part of the neck ; throat, breast, and abdomen white ; 

 sides grey ; wings with a white band. Young with the up- 

 per parts blackish-brown, the feathers bordered with light 

 red ; quills and wing-coverts brownish-black, edged and tip- 

 ped with white ; forehead, throat, fore-neck, breast, and abdo- 

 men white ; sides of the neck tinged with reddish-yellow. 



Male, 7|, ia, 4 T 8 ^ ji, i, ft, ft. 



This species breeds in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, 

 where it inhabits the margins of the lakes, forming its nest in 

 the grass near the edge of the water, and depositing four 

 ovato-pyriform eggs, of a light olive or oil-green colour, spot- 

 ted with brownish-black. It swims with great ease, but is 



