PLATE LXII. 



HiEMATOPUS O ST RALE G US. 



SEA PIE, or OYSTER.CATCHER. 



G R A L LJE. 



Bill roundiih : tongue entire, flemy : thighs naked : toes divided. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Bill comprefied, obtufe, the tip equal cuneate : noftrils linear : 

 tongue one third length of the bill : feet formed for running, toes 

 three and cleft. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



SYNONYMS-. 



Bill orange : irides crirafon : head, neck, moulders, black: wings 

 and tail black and white : beneath white : legs red. 



K^MATOPUS OSTRALEGUS. Lin. Syjl. 1. 152. 81. edit. 10. 

 Sea Pie. Raii Syn.p. 105. 7. 

 Will Qrn.p. 297. 

 Pied Oyster-catcher. Br. Zool p. 213. 



Catejby Car. 1. pi. 85. 



Artl. Ztol. N° 406. 

 Marfpitt, flrandfkjura, Faun. Suec.fp. 192. 

 Tirma, Trilichan, Martin s voyage, St. Kilda 35. 

 Scolopax Pica. Sap. Ann. 1. N* 155. 



L'Hutrier. 



