246 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HUFF AND REEVE. 



much white about the wings, and tail ; while German 

 specimens of this bird have been marked with a less 

 yellow brown, black bill, legs black also. Its man- 

 ner of running along the sands or shingles, with its 

 head drawn down close on the shoulders, is very 

 peculiar ; but is similar to that of the sanderling. 



THE RT'FF. 



The Ruff and Reeve (Machetes pugnax, Cuvier). 



This little bird, sumamed the Fighter, takes after 

 the Grallatores, both in pugnacity, and the remarkable 

 natural wattle and exuberant plumage of its throat 

 and neck. 



These birds are found in England in the fenny 

 districts, where they breed ; and are met with, in the 

 spring and autumn, in other parts of Britain ; about 

 the end of August most frequently in Scotland, in 



