TURN-STONE. 
It is known on the West Coast of England^ 
where these birds appear, generally, in small 
companies of three or four. They are 
equally known on the Coast of Norfolk, and 
in some of the Islands of Gothland: and we 
have reason to believe, that the Turn- Stone is 
the same bird which, on the shores of Piccar- 
dy, is called the Bune. We received one 
from the Cape of Good Hope ; which was of 
the same size, and except some slight diffe- 
rences of the same colour, with that of Eu- 
rope. Catesby saw these birds near the Coasts 
of Florida ; and we cannot divine why Brisson 
reckons the American Turn-Stone different 
from the European. We received one, also, 
from Cayenne, which was only somewhat 
larger; and Edwards mentions another sent 
from Hudson's Bay, Thus this species, 
though it contains few individuals, has spread, 
like many other aquatic birds, from North to 
South in both Continents, following the sea 
shore, w^hich yields it subsistence. The Grey 
Turn-Stone of Cayenne," concludes Buffon, 
appears to be a variety of this species; and 
to which," says he, ** we should refer the 
two birds represented in the Planches ^Enlumi- 
neesj 
