THE BALEARIC CRANE. 16? 



Descriptions. 



dusky cloud. They were formerly a frequent 

 dish at our tables and known by the name of 

 stints. 



THE TURNSTONE 



IS about the size of a thrush. The bill is 

 nearly an inch long, and turns a little upwards. 

 The head,, throat and belly are white, the breast 

 black, and the neck encircled with a black co- 

 lour. The upper parts of the plumage are of a 

 pale reddish brown. These birds take their name 

 from their method of finding their food, which is 

 by turning up small stones with their bills, to get 

 at the insects which lurk under them. 



THE DUNLIN. 



THIS is the size of a jack snipe. The upper 

 parts of the plumage are ferruginous, marked 

 with large spots of black, and a little white ; the 

 lower parts are white, with' dusky streaks. It is 

 found in all the northern parts of Europe. 



THE BALEARIC CRANE. 



THTS bird presents to the eye a very whim- 

 sical figure. It is pretty nearly the shape and 

 size of the ordinary crane, with long legs and a 

 Jong neck, like others of the kind; but the bill is 

 shorter, and the colour of the feathers of a dark 



