4^2 RED PHALAROPE. Class II. 



pulars are dull yellow: the coverts dufky, the low- 

 er or larger tipt and edged with white : the eight 

 firft quil- feathers dufky °, th^ fliafts white ; the low- 

 er, part of the interior fide white : the fmaller quil- 

 feathers are tipt with white : the wings doled, 

 reach beyond the tail : the feathers on the back are 

 either wholly grey or black, edged on each fide 

 with a pale red : the tail dufky, edged with afh- 

 color : the legs are of a lead color : the toes ex- 

 tremely lingular, being edged with fcolloped mem- 

 branes like the coot: four fcollops on the exterior 

 toe, two on the middle, and the fame on the in- 

 terior *, each finely ferrated on their edges. 



This bird was fnot in Torkjhire, and communi- 

 cated to us by Mr. Edwards. 



Red. Mr. Jobnfotfs fmall cloven Larus fidipes alter noftras. 

 footed Gull. Wil. orn .355. Rail fyn. av. 132. 

 Raj's collection of Englijh Edwo. av. 143. 



words, &c. p. 92. Tringa hyperborea. Lin.jyjt. 



249. 



THIS fpecies was mot on the banks of a frefh 

 water pool on the ifle of Stronfa, May 1769. 

 It is of the fize of the Purre. The bill is an 

 inch long, black, very flender, and (trait almofl to 

 the end which bends downwards : the crown of the 

 head, the hind part of the neck and the coverts of 

 the wings are of a deep lead color j the back and 



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