THE RED PHALAROPE 101 
THE RED PHALAROPE. 
(Crymophilus fulicarius.) 
The Red Phalarope is the ‘‘odd one’’ of his 
family (any one of which is odd enough), 
heavier in his build, having a shorter and a 
thicker bill and a longer tail than the other two. 
About the base of the bill and on the forehead is 
a blackish mask. A patch of white running 
back from this through the eyes and nearly 
meeting its fellow on the nape. Back of head, 
hind neck and down the back tawny yellow and 
blackish, the light color on the tips and edges 
of the feathers. Rump whitish. Tail long and 
rounding, dark brownish ash. The wing cov- 
erts dark slatey gray, the tips of the greater 
coverts making a crossbar of white. Primaries 
dusky, with white shafts. Below, a rich pur- 
plish red, this color also on the sides of the neck 
and upper tail coverts, deepest on the breast 
and paling toward the edges of the area thus 
marked. The female, as is the peculiarity of 
this family, is much brighter in her hues than 
is her mate. Bill dull yellow, growing dusky at 
the tip. Feet and legs yellow; toes lobed and 
