Class II. A V O S E T. 



of other birds, is turned up for near half its length. 

 The noflrils are narrow and pervious : the tongue 

 fhort : the head very round : that, and half the 

 hind part of the neck black ; but above and be- 

 neath each eye is a fmall white fpot : the cheeks, 

 and whole under fide of the body from chin to tail 

 is of a pure white : the ba'ck, exterior fcapular fea- 

 thers, the coverts on the ridge of the wings, and 

 fome of the lefTer quil- feathers, are of the fame co- 

 lor ; the other coverts, and the exterior fides and 

 ends of the greater quil- feathers, are black : the 

 tail confifts of twelve white feathers : the legs are 

 very long, of a fine pale blue color, and naked 

 far above the knees : the webs dufky, and deeply 

 indented : the back toe extremely fmall. 



Thefe birds are frequent in the winter on the 

 mores of this kingdom : in Gloucejlerjhire, at the 

 Severn's Mouth ; and fometimes on the lakes of 

 Shropjhire. We have feen them in considerable 

 numbers in the breeding feafon near Fojfdike Wajh 

 in Lincoln/hire. Like the lapwing when difturbed 

 they flew over our heads, carrying their necks and 

 long legs quite extended, and made a fhrill noife 

 (Twit) twice repeated, during the whole time. 

 The country people, for this reafon, call them 

 Telpers-, and fometimes diftinguifh them by the 

 name of Picarini. They feed on worms and infects 

 that they fcoop with their bills out of the fand -, 

 their fearch after food is frequently to be difcerned 

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