36 WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN 



with green and blue. The sides of head and 

 neck are white, but a black streak under the eyes. 

 The fo're-part of neck and a part of the breast 

 are black, glossed with blue and green ; the upper 

 parts brownish-green, some of the feathers having 

 purple and blue reflections. The primary quills 

 bluish-black, breast and belly pure white, legs and 

 feet dull crimson. The bird's length from bill to end 

 of tail is thirteen inches. 



The female is coloured similar to the male, the 

 only difference being that the head and fore-neck 

 are a little lighter, and her crest is not so long. 



THE COLLARED TURNSTONE. 

 {Strepsilas inferpres.) 



Male. — The bill is black, the base of the lower 

 mapdible reddish ; iris brown. The general colour of 

 the upper parts is dark brown, glossed with green 

 and purple, the feathers edged with pale brown ; 

 fore-part and sides of the head white, spotted with 

 black ; the throat white, a band on each side from 

 the lower mandible. The side of head and fore-part 

 of neck are black ; lower parts pure white, as are 

 the hind-part of the back and the upper tail coverts. 

 Some of the rump feathers are black, the tail is white 

 at the base, brownish-black towards the end. The 

 primary quills and coverts brownish-black, legs and 

 feet orange. Length, from bill to end of tail, ten 

 inches. This is the usual state of the bird's plumage 



