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BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE RED PHALAROPE. 



WINTER PLUMAGE. 



THE upper mandible is dusky horn colour, the 

 under one is orange towards the base. The eyes 

 are placed high in the head, with a dark patch 

 underneath each, and the same on the hinder part 

 of the head and neck. The shoulder and scapular 

 feathers are fine lead-grey, edged with white: fore 

 part of the head, throat, neck, and breast, white: 

 belly also white, but slightly dashed with pale 

 rust: greater coverts broadly tipped with white, 

 which forms an oblique bar across the wings, when 

 they are closed: some of the first and secondary 

 quills are narrowly edged with white: on the 

 middle of the back the feathers are brown, edged 

 with bright rust : on the rump there are several 

 feathers of the same colour, but mixed with others 

 of white, rufous, and lemon. The wings are long, 

 and, when closed, reach beyond the tail : the 



