2 BRITISH BIRDS. 



and orbits pale yellow; above each eye there is a 

 pale streak, and, beneath, one of the same colour 

 extends to the bill ; throat white ; head, neck, and 

 all the upper parts of the body, pale tawny brown ; 

 down the middle of each feather there is a dark 

 streak ; fore part of the neck and the breast nearly 

 of the same colour, but much paler; belly, thighs, 

 and vent, pale yellowish white; quills black; tail 

 short and rounded, and a dark band crosses the 

 middle of each feather; the tips black, the rest 

 white; legs yellow, and naked above the knees, 

 which are very thick, as if swollen, hence its 

 name; claws black. 



This bird is found in great plenty in Norfolk and 

 several of the southern counties, but is no where to 

 be met with in the northern parts of our island ; it 

 prefers dry and stony places, on the sides of sloping 

 banks. It makes no nest; the female lays two or 

 three eggs on the bare ground, sheltered by a stone, 

 or in a small hole formed in the sand: they are of 

 a dirty white, marked with spots of a deep reddish 

 colour, mixed with slight streaks. Although this 

 bird has great power of wing, and flies with great 

 strength, it is seldom seen during the day, except 

 surprised, when it springs to some distance, and 

 generally escapes before the sportsman comes with- 

 in gun-shot; it likewise runs on the ground almost 

 as swiftly as a dog; after running some time, it 

 stops short, holding its head and body still, and, on 



Waders, which includes twenty British genera, viz., OEdicnemus, 

 Calidris, Himantopus, Hsematopus, Charadrius, Vanellus, Strepsilas. 

 Grus, Ciconia, Ardea, Recurvirostra, Platalea, Ibis, Nnmenius, 

 Tringa, Totanns, Limosa, Scolopax, Rallus, Gallinnla. 



