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Tringa Squatarola. Enl. 854. 



Greyish ; above, whitish, with greyish spots under- 

 neath in the young before moulting. 



Tringa Varia. Enl. 923. 



White, spotted witli greyish ; the mantle blackish, 

 dotted with white ; includes both sexes in their 

 winter plumage. 



The Sandpiper. Tringa Helvetica. Enl. 853. 

 Naum. Sec. Edit. 62. f. ll?- 



Spotted with white, and blackish above ; beneath, 

 from the throat to the thighs, black ; is the male in 

 the breeding season. 



The Lapwings, properly so called, Vanellus. Cuv. 



Have the thumb a little larger than the last ; the 

 tarsi shielded, at least in part, and the nasal fossae 

 passing two-thirds down the bill. Their industry in 

 catching worms is equal to that of the plovers. 



The European species — 



Tringa T^anellus. Lin. 

 Enl. 240. Frisch. 213. Naum. 14. f. 18. 



Is a pretty bird, of the size of a pigeon, of a metallic 

 black, with a long delicate crest. It arrives in 

 spring, lives in the open country and in meadows, 

 builds there, and departs in autumn. Its eggs are 

 considered delicious. 



The Vanellus Cristatus of Meyer ; the young is 



