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ORDER II. FIN-FOOTED. 



The toes of this order of birds are furni(hed with a membrane, either plain 

 or fcalloped, running along each fide. The nefts are large, and made either 

 on the water, or near it. 



GENUS I. PHALAROPE. 



Bill, ftraight, and flender. 



Nostrils, minute. 



Body and Legs, in every refpect formed like thofe of the fandpiper. 



Toes, furnifhed with fcalloped membranes. 



SPECIES I. PHALAROPE. 

 PI. 194. 



Tringa hyperborea, et fulicaria. Lin. Syft. I. p. 249. 

 Phalarope cendre, et rouffatre. Brif. Orn. VI. p. 15. 



The length of this bird is eight inches. The bill, flender and black : the top 

 of the head, hind part of the neck, and back, afh-coloured : the neck furround- 

 ed with the fame at the lower part : through the eyes, a dufky ftripe : on the 

 fide of the neck, beginning under the eye, a bright ruft-coloured patch : the 

 chin, and under parts, white, but the fore part of the neck mottled with dufky : 

 the wings, afh-colour, croffed with white: fcapulars, margined with dirty yel- 

 low : quills, dufky ; fome of the fecondaries edged with white : tail, dufky : 

 legs, lead-coloured. 



The female is faid to have the head, throat, and upper part of the body and 

 wings, black, margined with rufous : a rufous ftreak over the eyes : a white 

 rump, fpotted with dufky : and the under parts dufky red. 



This bird is very rarely found in England ; but is not unfrequent in North 

 America, appearing about Hudfon's Bay in June. It is faid to lay four eggs, 

 on fome dry fpot. The young fly in Auguft, and the parents depart in 

 September. 



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