COOT-FOOTED TRINGA. 
Our figure of this beautiful bird is taken 
from Edwards, and we have therefore pre- 
served the name under which it was published 
by that ingenious ornithologist. It appears, 
however, to be a species of what more recent 
naturalists have, after Brisson, denominated 
Phalaropes : derived from ^^Actpf/?^ thought to 
be the Greek word for the Coot ; and '^•^f, the 
Foot. 
BufFon, in describing the Phalaropes, says 
— " Edwards was the first who introduced this 
genus of small birds ; which, with the bulk 
and almost the shape of the Sandpiper, have 
feet like those of the Coot. From this ana- 
logy, Brisson terms them Phalaropes; while 
Edwards, resting on their more obvious ap- 
pearance, is contented with the name Tringa. 
They are, indeed, little Snipes, or Sandpipers, 
on which nature has bestowed the feet of the 
Coot. They seem to belong to the northern 
countries: those figured by Edwards came, 
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