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even below the joint : legs short, and of a pale yellow 
colour." 
BROWN-EARED TRINGA. 
( Trill ga aurita.) 
Ttl. Jerrugineo-cinerea lineis transversis albidis, suhtus nehulosa 
pallida^ superciliis albis, macula aurium Jusca. 
Rusty ash-coloured Triuga with transverse whitish lines, beneath 
with pale clouds^ the eyebrows white, with a bro^vn spot on the 
ears. 
Tringa aurita. Lath. Ind. Orn. Sup. Ixvi. 
Brown-eared Sandpiper. Lath. Gen. Si/n. Sup. ii,3I4. 
Native of New South Wales : its beak is as long 
as its head, and dusky : the upper parts of its plumage 
are rusty-ash colour, crossed with numerous whitish 
lines on the back and wings : the feathers on the 
outer ridge of the wing all edged with white : over 
the eye a white streak : on the ears a patch of brown, 
which passes indistinctly through the eyes : all the 
under parts of the body pale and mottled : quills and 
tail dusky : legs dusky-white. 
