WILSON'S PHALAROPE. 40S 



17i ; wing from flexure If^ ; tail 9.-^^ ; bill along the back l^^, along the 

 edge of lower mandible 1 1*^ ; bare part of tibia | ; tarsus 1:|^ ; middle toe 

 1/g, its claw ||. Weight 2^ oz. 



The Female, which is somewhat larger, is in colour precisely similar 

 to the Male. Weight 3 oz. 



Young in autumn. Plate CCLIV. Fig. 2. 



The young bird after the first moult has the bill brownish-black, the 

 iris brown, the feet greenish-yellow, the claws black. The upper parts 

 are variegated with brownish-black and hght greenish-yellow, the central 

 part of each feather being of the former colour ; primary quills brownish- 

 black ; tail-feathers as in the adult. The lower parts are white. 



cc 2 



