642 RED PHALAh. PE. 
RED PHALAROPE. —PHALAROPUS HYPERBOREA. — Fic. 309. 
Phalaropus hyperboreus, Latham, Ind, Orn. p. T75.— Idem, iti. pt. 1, p. 270. — 
Br. Dock ii, No. 219. — Arct. Zool. No. 413. — Tringa fulicaria, Faun. Suec. No. 
179. — Faun. Groenl. No. 16. — Brunnich, No. 172. — Muller, No. 196. — Trin- 
‘a hyperborea, Turt. Syst. 1, 407.— Le Phalarope rouge, | Buff. Ois. xv. p. 
34s, Pi. enl. 166.— Le Phalarope cendre, Briss. Orn. vi. p. 15, 2.— Rati 
Syn. p. 132, A. 7. —Small Cloven-footed Gull, Wil. Orn. p. 355.— Coot- 
footed ‘Tringa, Edw. 142, 143. — Red Coot-footed Tringa, Bartram, 294. — Be- 
wick, ii. 131. — Peale’s Museum, No. 4088. 
PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS. — BonarartTe. 
Tus species measures nine inches in length, and fifteen in breadth ; 
the front and crown are black, barred transversely with lines of white ; 
bill, orange, an inch long, broad above, black towards the tip; throat, 
sides of the neck, and lower parts, white, thickly and irregularly barred 
with curving dashes of reddish chocolate; the upper parts are of a 
deep slate color, streaked with brownish yellow and black; the back 
scapulars, broadly edged with brownish yellow; tail, plain pale olive ; 
middle of the tail-coverts, black ; sides, bright brownish yellow ; rump, 
and wings, dark slate; the primaries are nearly black, and crossed 
with white, as usual, below their coverts; greater wing-coverts, broadly 
tipped with white, forming a large band; vent, white; those fea:t ors 
immediately next the tail, reddish chocolate; Jag ° wos 16 
outside, yellowish within ; hind toe, small, and paz, _.uate. 
The Red Phalarope isa very rare bird in Pennsylvania ; and, as far as 
we can learn, is but seldom met with in any part of the Union. It is 
said that they come into Hudson’s Bay the beginning of June, and lay 
four eggs, about the middle of that month, on a dry spot; the young 
fly in August, and they depart to the southward in September. 
Whether or not they breed within the territory of the United States, 
we cannot determine; but it is probable they do, as three were seen 
on a pond below Philadelphia, in the latter part of May, 1812, one of 
which was shot, and presented to the editor, who transferred it to Mr. 
Peale. In consequence of its being in a high state of putridity when 
received, it was preserved with considerable difficulty, and the sex 
could not be ascertained. Our figure and description were from this 
specimen. The person who shot this bird had never seen one of the 
species before, and was particularly struck with its singular manners. 
He described it as sitting on the water, dipping in its bill very often, 
as if feeding, and turning frequent'y round. 
Pennant informs us that the Red Phalarope is found in Scandinavia ; 
is common about the Caspian Sea, and the lakes and rivers adjacent, 
during spring ; but does not extend to the farther part of Siberia. It 
visits Greenland in April, and departs in September. 
