134 LOBIPEDID.K, 



The feathering of the adult male in summer is as follows : 

 the crown of the head, the nape, and hinder part of the neck, 

 sides of the breast, and a streak behind the eyes, slate 

 coloured ; on the sides of the neck is an irregular spot of 

 bright orange brown, forming a sort of collar; the throat, 

 middle of the breast, belly, and vent, are white ; the flanks 

 are streaked with pale ash colour. The back and scapulars 

 are black ; the feathers all margined with ash grey and 

 brown ochre ; the wing-coverts are blackish grey ; the greater 

 coverts tipped with white, which forms a bar across the wing. 

 The two middle tail-feathers are black, the others slate 

 colour, edged with white ; the beak is black ; the legs 

 and toes greenish grey ; eyes brown. The female is very 

 much like the male, but the colouring not so bright, and 

 the brown on the side of the neck not so brilliant. 



The plumage in winters differs very much, and must be 

 described as follows : the forehead, streak over the eye, 

 chin, throat, breast, belly, vent, and under tail-coverts 

 white ; the top of the head, the nape and the border of the 

 ear-coverts are blackish grey ; the sides of the neck and 

 breast are grey, with a purplish hue ; back, scapulars, and 

 Aving-coverts are black ; the feathers of the first being edged 

 with brown ochre, the rest with pearl grey ; the greater 

 wing-coverts are tipped with white, which produces a white 

 bar across the wing ; the quills are black ; the beak black ; 

 the legs and feet greenish grey. 



The young or immature birds have the top of the head 

 black, the back black, with brownish yellow edges ; all the 

 under parts white ; the beak and legs the same as in the 

 adult winter plumage. 



The egg figured 212 is that of the Red-necked Phalarope. 



