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

 part of the neck black : the cheeks, and whole under 

 fide of the body from chin to tail is of a pure white : 

 the back, exterior fcapular feathers, the coverts on 

 the ridge of the wings, and fome of the leffer quil- 

 feathers, are of the lame color -, the other coverts, 

 and the exterior fides and ends of the greater quil- 

 feathers, are black : the tail confiPes of twelve white 

 feathers: the legs are very long, of a fine blue 

 color, and naked far above the knees: the webs 

 dufky, and deeply indented : the back toe extremely 

 fraall. 



Thefe birds are frequent in the winter on the 

 eaftern mores of this kingdom: in Gloucejler/hire, at 

 the Severn's Mouth ; and fometimes on the lakes of 

 Shropjhire. They feed on worms and infects that 

 they fcoop with their bills out of the fand 5 their 

 fearch after food is frequently to be difcerned on 

 our mores by alternate femi-circular marks in the 

 fand, which mew their progrefs. They lay two 

 eggs about the fize of thofe of a pigeon, white 

 tinged with green, and marked with large black 

 fpots. 



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