30.2 



Mr. C. H. B. Grant on the Moults and 



except for signs of wearing in the summer specimens, there 

 is no difference between the winter and summer birds. 



Text-fig. 3. 



Underside of the riglit wing of an adult Moorlien in full moult. 

 (4 August, 1901.) 



Soft parts : Irides crimson or reddish brown, bill and 

 shield bright red, tip bright yellow ; legs and toes green, 

 yellower on front of tarsi ; red or red-orange ring on tibia. 



In the spring and summer the ring on the tibia and 

 the yellow on the front of the tarsi and toes appears to be 

 brighter. 



In the 'Birds of Britain,' 1907, p. 29:), Bonhote says : 

 '^Bill bright red at the base, with yellow tip in summer; 

 dull olive-brown in autumn and early winter.^' 



There is no doubt he has mistaken the immature bird 

 (second plumage) for the adult in winter; as in the good 

 series before me, there is no difference in the soft parts 

 tliroughout the year, except for the apparent brightening of 

 the ring and the yellow on the legs and toes. The shield 

 also appears to be rather larger in summer than in winter. 



