SANDPIPER, 251 



Black Sandpiper, Br^ Zoo/, ii. N« 197. 40. 



BLACK S. 



CIZE of a Thrujh. Bill fliort, blunt at the point, and dufky ; Description. 



noftrils black: irides yellow: the head fm all, and flatted at 

 top; the colour white, moft elegantly fpotted with grey: the 

 neck, fhoulders, and back, mottled in the fame manner, but 

 darker, being tinged with brown ; in fome lights thefe parts ap- 

 peared of a perfeft black, and glofly : the wings were long; the 

 quill feathers black, croffed near their bafe with a white line : the 

 throat, breaft, and belly, white, with faint brown and black foots, 

 of a longifh form, irregularly difperfed ; but on the belly become 

 larger, and more round : the tail fhort, entirely white, except the 

 two middle feathers, which are black: the legs long and flender, 

 and of a reddifh brown colour. 



This was fliot in Lincoln/hire ; and communicated to Mr. Pen- Place. 

 iiant by Mr. Bolton, 



Kk 2 GiNus 



