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in Britain in its grey winter plumage with nearly pure 

 white under parts; but it is usually coupled with the 

 Turnstone as one of the most cosmopolitan of birds, 

 being found at that season as far south as Australia 

 and Patagonia. In summer it is chestnut and black 

 above and white below, with pale reddish chest spotted 

 with brown. It has no hind-toe. 



The Ruff {Machetes pugnax) is so called from the 

 extraordinary erectile ruff of feathers round its neck 



Ruff 



which is lost after June and gradually grows again 

 with the head-tufts in the spring-time. The range 

 of body-coloration is remarkable, including every 

 variety of black, brown, chestnut, grey, and white, with 

 a white belly ; but each male bird regains the same 

 colours annually. The female is called a Reeve, and 

 resembles the male after his summer moult ; she is 

 brown varied with buff above, and lighter below, with 

 the usual white belly. This species occurs from 



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