382 CLASS AVES. 



coloui'ed and arranged, and projecting in such capri- 

 cious directions that two individuals are never found 

 ahke. Even before and after this period, there are 

 so many varieties in the plumage of these birds, that 

 naturalists have formed many imaginary species. 

 The feet are always yellowish, which, with the bill 

 and external semipalmation, may assist in charac- 

 terizing them. This bird, common in all the north 

 of Europe, comes upon our coasts especially in 

 Spring, but does not remain. 



The Chevalier J^arie, Buff. Espec. IV. Briss. V. pi. 

 XVII., 2. {Tfinga lAttorea^ Lin., Tringa Ochro- 

 pus, B., Littorea, Gm.) The Chevalier (proper). 

 Buff. Espec. II. Brisson V. pi. XVII. fig. 1, cited 

 by Gm. under Scol. Calidris. La Mauh^che, 

 (proper.) Briss. V. pi. XX. fig. 1, Tringa Cali- 

 dris, Gm. and the bird of Frisch. pi. 238, 



Are only pugnax in various states of plumage, and 

 a number of other varieties may be made of it in 

 the same way. 



According to M. Meyer, the Tringa Ch'enovi- 

 censis of Latham, is also a young pugnax. 



Tringa Variegata, Temminck, and T. Gambetta, 

 Lath, are these birds in their winter plumage. The 

 Equestrian Sandpiper, T. Equestris, Lath, is 

 the female or young male. 



. There are in America small birds like the sand- 



