84 
Var. A. 
HEBRIDAL. 
‘TURNSTONE SANDPIPER. Cuass Il. 
of that color; the legs are short and of an 
orange color. Sit 
These birds take their name ee their me- 

thod of searching for food, by turning up small « 
stones with their strong bills to get at the in- 
sects that lurk under them. ‘The bird we took 
our description from was shot ia Shropshire. 
Mr. Ray observed them flying three or four in 
company on the coasts of Cornwall and* Mei- 
reonethshire: and Sir Thomas Brown of Nor- 
wich discovered them on the coast of Nor- 
folk ; communicating the picture of one to Mr. 
Ray, with the name of JMZormellus marinus, 
or sea dottrel. | 
¢ 
Tringa Interpres. Tr. pedibus Faun. Suec. No. 178. 
rubris, corpore nigro albo Turnstone from Hudson's Bay. 
ferrugineoque vario pectore Edw. 141. 
abdomineque albo. Lath. Arenaria, Le Coulon-chaud. 
Ind. orn. 738. id. Syne v. Brisson, v. 132. 
188. 7d. Sup. i. 249. Hebridal Sandpiper. Br. Zool. 
Tringa interpres. Gm. Lin. 4to. il. 467. _Arcé. Zool. 
671. it, 1975 
THIS variety is often shot in the north of 
Scotland, and its islands; alsoin North America. 
* The editor is informed by the reverend Hugh Davies, that, 
in severe weather, when it blows from east or north during the 
months of February or March, they are often seen in flocks of 
from four or five to a dozen on the Green near Beaumaris. Ep. 
