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The Natural Hiffory of the Book TIE. 
The BLACK-BREAST PLoveER. 
ed ae O’ all the Species of Plovers, that make their petiodical Vifits to 
this Ifland, are more orlefs fpeckled ; yet as this is more remarkabl] 
fo, and as they are by far more numerous than any other Species, I fhall 
begin with its Defcription. eee 
The Length of this from the Tip of the Bill, which is about an Inch 
long, to the End of the Tail, is Nine Inches; and the Breadth over the 
Wings, extended, Eighteen. rm 
The Head is fomewhat large, in proportion to its Body. 
The whole Bird is fpeckled all over with white and black Spots. 
The RING-NECKED PLOVER. 
HIS is much lefs than the Sandy-breaft ; and derives its Name from a 
white Ring incircling its Neck. 
The Colour of the Feathers upon the Back is not fo much fpeckled as 
the large Plover already defcribed. 
This, as well as the other Plovers, has no hinder Claw ; fo that they 
cannot alight upon Trees. 
The SANDY-BREAST PLOVER. 
6 ae IS differs chiefly from that already defcribed, by being fomewhat 
{maller, and the Colour of its Breaft not fpeckled, as in the former, 
but of a pale White. 
The Head of this is fomewhat lefs than the other, and more propor- 
tionable to its Body. 
They likewife come fomewhat later to the Ifland than the {peckled Sort. 
This is about Eight Inches long from the Bill to the End of the Tail, 
and Sixteen over the Wings, extended. ' 
Of the MopusEs. 
HERE are three Sorts of thefe, diftinguifhed into the Large and 
Small, and the Hiding Mopus. 
The latter, which is the biggeft, derives its Name from its immediately 
concealing itfelf, as foon as it alights, in fwampy wet Places, amongi{t 
Ruthes or Sedge-grafs ; nor will they attempt to rife, till you come very 
near them. Their Bill is Two Inches long ; from this to the Extremity 
of the Tail is Ten Inches; and over the Wings, extended, Fourteen. 
The Feathers upon the Back are of a reddifh Brown, marked lengthways 
with black Lifts. y 
The Two other Kinds of Mopufes are leffer than this, differing not in 
Colour, or in fearce any other Circumftance, except that thefe do not 
coficeal themfelves, but alight often in open Grounds, and in Flocks. 
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