4 PHALAROPE. 



light rufous; fore part of the neck cinereous, with a slight tinge of 

 blossom-colour; wing coverts and quills dusky, edged and tipped 

 with white ; across the wing a bar of white, but not so broad as in 

 the first described ; breast and under parts white, but the sides of 

 the breast, and flanks are light ash, and on the sides of the neck a 

 tinge of yellow; legs black. 



Inhabits America ; one of these flew on board a ship on the Coast 

 of Maryland. It may appear to be a Variety only, if not a female; 

 but Captain Sabine, who met with a small flock on the west Coast 

 of Greenland, considers it as an immature bird. 



C— Phalaropus hyperboreus, Amer. Orn. ix. 75. pi. 73. f. 4. 



The one figured in the Amer. Omith. although bearing the same 

 name, does not answer as to colour ; it is said to be nine inches long, 

 and fifteen broad. Bill orange, one inch long; throat, sides, neck, 

 and lower parts white, thickly and irregularly barred with curving 

 dashes of chocolate ; the upper parts deep slate, streaked brownish 

 yellow and black ; the black scapulars broadly edged with brownish 

 yellow ; rump and wings dark slate; the primaries nearly black, crossed 

 with white below the coverts ; greater wing coverts broadly tipped 

 with white, forming a large band ; vent white; the feathers imme- 

 diately next the tail reddish chocolate ; legs black on the outside, 

 yellowish within ; middle toe small, and partly pinnate. 



Inhabits America ; found in Pennsylvania, but very rare. 



2 —AMERICAN PHALAROPE. 



Phalaropus Wilsoni, American Phalarope, Frankl. Nar. App. p. 691. 



LENGTH ten inches and a half. Bill one inch and a quarter, 

 black, narrow at the base, and slender, with a very slight general 

 incurvation ; forehead and crown clear, pale ash-colour ; through 



