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33 —GREATER LAPWING. 



Tririga Bononiensis, Lid. Om. ii. 726. Gm. Lin. i. 670. 

 Vanellus Bononiensis, Bris. v. 110. Id. 8vo. ii. 239. 

 Greater Lapwing, Gen. St/n. v. 163. 



THIS is larger than the last. Bill yellowish, with a black tip ; 

 head and hind part of the neck chestnut; back, wings, scapulars, 

 and rump black ; throat, fore part of the neck, and breast white, 

 marked with ferruginous spots ; belly, sides, and thighs white ; the 

 quills and tail black ; legs the colour of yellow oker. 



Inhabits Italy, about Bologna, where it is called Ginocchiella. 



34.— RED-LEGGED SANDPIPER. 



Tringa erythropus, Lid. Om. ii. p. 727. Gm. Lin. i. 670. Scop, i. No. 146. 

 Der rothbenige Kiebiss, Bechst. Deuts. iii. 154. 

 Red-legged Sandpiper, Gen. Syn. v. 163. 



THIS is larger than the first Species. Bill black ; the forehead 

 rufous white; upper parts of the body and wings cinereous brown ; 

 second quills white ; the first seven prime ones black ; belly soot- 

 colour; rump and tail rufous white, the last crossed with a black 

 band at the tip; thigns naked for the greater part of their length ; 

 legs red. — Inhabits Germany ; probably about Carniola. 



35— CRIMSON-LEGGED SANDPIPER. 



Red-legged Sandpiper, Bewick, ii. pi. p. 113. Om. Diet. Sf Supp. 



LENGTH ten inches. Bill one inch and three-eighths long, 

 black, towards the base reddish ; crown spotted with dark brown, in 

 streaks, edged with pale brown and grey ; between the mouth and 

 eye a darkish patch ; chin white ; the brow and cheeks pale brown, 



