BRITISH BIRDS. I I I 



feathers are dusky, plain on the outer webs, but 

 the inner ones are speckled with white spots : the 

 tail is white, crossed with dark waved bars : the 

 legs long, bare about one inch above the knees, 

 and dark green : the outer toe is connected by a 

 membrane to the middle one as far as the first 

 joint. 



This species is not numerous in England, but 

 they appear in small flocks, in the winter season, 

 on the sea-shores and the adjacent marshes; their 

 summer residence is the northern regions of Russia, 

 Siberia, &c. ; they are also met with in various 

 parts of both Asia and America. Their flesh, like 

 all the rest of this genus, is well-flavoured, and 

 esteemed good eating. 



The above figure and description were taken 

 from a stuffed specimen in the Wycliffe Museum. 

 Annexed is one of the tail feathers. 



