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the outer web of the exterior feather white the whole of its 

 length : the legs and bare fpace above the knees are blood 

 red. 



This bird inhabits Germany, particularly the borders of the Place, 



Rhine, near Strajburgh, and lives on worms and aquatic infects. 

 It is alfo at times feen in fome of the provinces of France, 

 efpecially Lorraine ; but is in the greateft plenty in the deferts 

 towards the Cafpian Sea, frequenting the dry plains in great 

 flocks. It is common alfo throughout the whole defert of the 

 independent Tartars, as far as the rivers Kamyfchlofska and Irtijh, 

 but not farther into Sibiria, the plains fit for it being there at 

 an end j and in general it is not obferved beyond 53 deg. to the 

 northward*. 



La Perdrix de Mer a collier, Brif. Orn. v. p. 145. 2. — Buf. Oif. vii. j. 



p. 546. , Var. A. 



COLLARED PR. 



T ESS than the other. Bill dufky : the plumage on the upper Description. 



parts grey brown : on each fide of the head is a white fpot 



near the eyes : the fpace between the two fpots, or forehead, is 



black : throat and fore part of the neck white, furrounded by a 



brown line like a collar : the breaft and under parts are whitifh : 



the quills dufky : the tail like the back : legs blackifh. 



It makes the neft on the fandy fhores of rivers ; and is always Place.- 



found in the neighbourhood of ftreams. Inhabits Germany, and 



is faid to lay as far as feven oblong eggs. Is a noify, reftlefs 



bird. 



• Mr. Pennant, 



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