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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



Identification Chart No. 5. 



Brilliantly Colored Shore Birds. 



A. O. U. No. 222, Red Phalarope, (Crv- 



mophilus ftdicarius . ) 



Length, 7.5 inches. Breeds in the Arctic regions 

 and migrates in winter to the middle portions of the 

 United States, along the coast. Head and around bill 

 sooty. Rump, white. Bill, quite stout, (in winter.) 

 Head all around and entire under parts white. Toes 

 edged with a scalloped membrane which is united at 

 the base making them semipalmate. 



A. O. U. No. 223, Northern Phalarope, (^Phal- 



aropus lobatus.) 



Length, 7 inches. Breeds in the Arctic regions and 

 winters in the tropics. Bill slender, but not long. The 

 rusty red of the neck almost meets in the back Rump, 

 gray like the back. The sides, spotted with gray. A 

 very broad white bar on the wing. 



A. O. U. No. 224, Wilson's Phalarope, 



(Phalawpus tricolor.) 



Length, about 9 inches. Inhabits temperate North 

 America, breeding from middle United States north- 

 ward chiefly on the interior. Migrates to South Amer- 

 ica in winter. Bill very long and slender. The rich 

 chestnut of the sides of tiie neck extends in a faint 

 shade across the breast. Rump, white. (In winter.) 

 Black stripe on the side of head and neck is very faint 

 and the chestnut almost lacking. The lobes on the 

 feet of this variety are much less pronounced than on 

 the two previous ones. All three varieties are good 

 swimmers and the two former are frequently found in 

 large flocks far out at sea. 



A. O. U. No. 283, Turnstone, {Arenaria in- 

 terpres.) 



Length, 8.5 inches. Throughout North America. 

 Breeds in the extreme north. Tail, rump and tail 

 coverts, white, the former with a black band near the 

 tip, and the latter with a black patch in the center. 

 Secondaries and coverts very broadly tipped with 

 white. In winter these birds almost entirely lack the 

 chestnut and the black is broken and grayish. 



A. O. U. No. 288, Mexican Jacana, {Jacana 



spinosa.) 



Length, about 8.5 inches. Mexico and southern 

 Texas. Head and neck, greenish black. Secondaries 

 and inner webs of the primaries, greenish yellow. Re- 

 mainder of body, a rich purplish chestnut. Bjll, front- 

 al leaf and spur on the shoulder, yellow. Tail, very 

 short, not as long as the coverts. Legs long and 

 greenish black. Toe nails extremely long. 



