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it is joined to a reddish stripe which falls clown to the neck, 

 the chin and throat white, with small brown spots, the 

 hinder part of the head, neck, and back of a ferruginous 

 colour, and the wings reaching; to the end of the tail. The 

 breast is very white and faintly spotted with brown, the 

 legs of a beautiful blue colour, 'the toes scalloped and 

 serrated, the nails black." In the entertaining and useful 

 work of Mr. Bewick, upon the Land and Water Birds in 

 England, we suppose that he alludes to this bird in the 

 following words. " Tringa Ilyperborea, or Red Phalaropc : 

 the bill is slender and straight, about an inch long and bent 

 a little downwards at the tip, this species is very rare in 

 England." 



[Note of the Editor.'] Mr. Bewick's remarks respect- 

 ing the scarcity of this bird, may be applied to a great 

 many others which are found in England, we shall therefore 

 feel ourselves highly indebted to those correspondents, who 

 are possessed of a lucky opportunity of adding to this 

 desirable knowledge of the varieties of nature, as there is 

 still an ample field for discoveries of the different tribes of 

 insects, birds, fish, fossil remains of animals, &c. which 

 will alone impart a pleasing novelty to a work professing 

 to exhibit the secrets of nature ; and it is almost unnecessary 

 to say that all sucli communications will be most thankfully 

 received. If accompanied by accurate coloured drawings, 

 faithfully representing the various objects of description, 

 our pleasure and advantage will be considerably encreased, 

 and a rich harvest of knowledge and investigation will 

 amply repay our time, labour, and exertions. 



