THE GREY PLOVER. 1-65 



Where found Food Description. 



green colour; the breast is brown, spotted with 

 yellowish green ; and the belly white. It has no 

 hind claw or spur. 



These birds are found in France, Switzerland, 

 Italy, and in most countries of England in all 

 which places they are esteemed a choice dish, 

 their flesh being very tender, and of an exceeding 

 agreeable flavour. They feed chiefly upon 

 worms ; though some authors have affirmed they 

 live, like the grasshopper, upon nothing but dew. 



This bird was called paradalis 03' the ancients, 

 from its beautiful spots, which somewhat resemble 

 those of the leopard. 



THE GREY PLOFER 



IS about the bigness of the former ; but the 

 bill is somewhat longer and thicker, and it has a 

 very small hind claw or spur. The head, back, 

 and lesser feathers of the wings, are black, with 

 tips of a greenish grey. The breast, belly, and 

 thighs are white, as are also the feathers under 

 the bill ; and the throat is spotted with brown or 

 dusky spots. The tail is very short, insomuch 

 that the wings exceed it in length. 



The flesh of this bird is very tender and deli- 

 cate, and no less esteemed than that of the for- 

 mer. 



