PLOVER. 321 



7— SANDERLING PLOVER. 



Charadrius Calidris, Ind. On. ii. 741. Lin. i. 255. Gin. Lin.'i. 689. Georgi, 172. 



Borowsk. iii. 96. 

 Arenaria, Rail, 139. A. 11. Will. 225. Borowsk. iii. 96. 7. 

 Calidris Arenaria, Tern. Man. 334. /rf. Ed. ii. 524. Parry's App. cxcix. 

 Calidris grisea minor, Bris. v. 236. t. 20. f. 2. Id. Svo. ii. 272. 

 Sanderling, Gen. Syn. v. 197. Id. Sup. 353. /</. Sttp. ii. 315. Br. Zool. ii. No. 212. 



pi. 73. Id.fol. 129.— addenda. Id. 1812. ii. p. 100. pi. 18. f. 1. Arct. Zool. ii. 



No. 403. Will. Engl. 303. Alb. ii. pi. 74. Buf. vii. 532. Se/J/J, iii. p. 283. 



t. f. 1. Beivick, ii. pi. p. 1. Lewin, v. pi. 183. Id. pi. xxxiii. 2. — the egg. 



Wale. ii. pi. 160. Pult. Dors. p. 16. Orn. Diet. Amer. Orn. vii. 68. pi. 59. f. 4. 



LENGTH eight inches ; breadth thirteen inches ; weight two 

 ounces. Bill one inch, black ; fore part of the head, sides under 

 the eyes, and beneath from chin to vent, white ; through the eyes a 

 greyish streak ; all the upper parts grey, streaked with black; back 

 and scapulars brownish grey, the feathers edged with dirty white ; 

 wing coverts and quills dusky ; secondaries tipped with white ; 

 tail feathers ash-colour, with pale margins ; legs black. The female 

 is like the male, but somewhat paler. 



This, like the Purre and some others, varies considerably at 

 different periods of age and season ; and is found on several of our 

 shores ; but we believe on none more plentiful than those of Kent ; 

 we have received them at various times from our late friend Mr. Boys. 

 In August they had the upper parts dark ash-colour, the feathers 

 deeply edged with ferruginous ; but those received in January were 

 plain dove-coloured grey, and these no doubt were adult birds; 

 besides these two, several other variations of plumage were observed, 

 tending to shew, that they differ considerably. Some of these were 

 only seven inches and a quarter long, weighing in proportion : these 

 were seen in autumn, chiefly mixed with the flocks of Purres, and 

 both called Ox-birds. Found in flocks on the sea coasts of Cornwall, 

 and in Lancashire ; observed by Mr. Simmonds, at the Mull of 



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