178 PHALAROPUS. 



182. Tringa alpina. The Dunlin, or Pcrre. 



^ 7 J". Bill If", black. Legs black. — In winter: Ash-brown, shafts darker. 

 Central tail projecting, dark brown. Laterals ashy, edged white. Upper tail- 

 coverts dark brown. Abdomen white. — In summer : Head and abdomen black. 

 Breast spotted white. Axillaries white. Breeds in N. Europe and Asia, and 

 migrates in winter to S. Europe, N. Africa, and S.W. Asia. Common in 

 N. India in the cold season, but not in S. India, Ceylon, or east of Bay of 

 Bengal. Eggs (1-3 x 0.95) buff, with brown marks. (J. 883. B. 1478.) 



Also T. amerieana. 7i". From N. America, E. Siberia, south to China. 



183. Tringa platyrhyncha. The Beoad-billbd Stint. 



irXaTi}s= broad; ^iyxos = Sthill, 



^ 6J" to 7". Legs dusky. Bill 1" to li", black. Sexes same size. Bill flat, 

 wide in the middle, and slightly bent. — In winter : Above, tail, breast, and under- 

 tail tinged rufous. . Mid-tail not projecting. — In summer : Above black, edged 

 rufous. Black breast-spots. Upper tail-coverts blackish brown. N. Europe 

 and Siberia, migrating in winter to Mediterranean countries, Red Sea, India, 

 Ceylon, China, and Malay Archipelago. (J. 885. B. 1479.) 



(iii.) Anterior toes lobed. 

 Genus PHALAROPUS. Phalaropes or Lobefoots. 



PhaldrHpus, from (f)a.\apls=3, Coot, in classical Greek, which is from 0ti\opo!= having a 

 patch of white (on its forehead) ; 7roCs=a foot. 



Feet lobed and partly webbed, the web between third and fourth toes ex- 

 tending to first joint. Tarsus scutellated in front and with small reticulated 

 fringe behind. Remiges twenty-five. In other respects agrees with Tringa. 

 Modified Sandpipers, but unlike those birds, they are found swimming in the 

 sea. Inhabit north regions. Appearance in India occasional and accidental. 

 Of dense plumage. Said to swim and dive well. Yarrell classes them with Coots. 

 Males alone incubate, females forsaking nest and leading a wandering life. Males 

 inferior in size to the females. 



(i.) Bill thin and pointed. 



184. Phalaropus hyperboreus. The Reo-neoked Phalabofe. 



Sjrp«rJ8r?us = northern ; i7rep/36p6os= beyond Boreas, "at the back of the north wind"; 

 from i>jr/p= above, and /3op^as = the north wind, the north. 



(J 6f". 9 7 J". Legs green. Bill a", dusky. — In winter: Crown brown. 



Eorehead white. Back and tail brown, edged red. Broad white bar on the 



wing. — In summer : Above black, edged red. Neck re'd. Breeds in N. Europe, 



Asia, and America, and winters in Arabia, Baluchistan, and Sind. Four eggs 



(1-15 X 0-86), olive, spotted red. (J. 890. B. 1480.) 



(ii.) Bill flat and broad. 

 185. Phalaropus fulicarius. The Grey Phalaropb. 

 Fulicdrtus=li^e a Coot, f&llca. 



(J 7^". 2 8". Legs green. Bill 1", yellow, tip brown. — In winter: Fore- 

 head, supercilia, cheeks, and crown white. Grey nape streak. White bar on 



