BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE DOTTEREL. 



(Char a drins Mornicllus, Linn. Pluvier g-uignard, 

 Temm.) 



LENGTH about nine inches. The bill is black: 

 eyes dark, large, and full; forehead mottled with 

 brown and white ; top of the head black ; over each 

 eye an arched line of white passes to the hinder 

 part of the neck; the cheeks and throat are white; 

 the back and wings light brown, inclining to olive, 

 each feather margined with pale rust colour; the 

 quills are brown ; the fore part of the neck is sur- 

 rounded by a broad band of a light olive, bordered 

 on the under side with white; the breast is pale 

 dull orange; middle of the belly black: the rest of 

 the belly, thighs, and vent reddish white; the tail 

 is olive brown, black near the end, and tipped with 

 white; the outer feathers are margined with white; 

 legs dark olive. 



