COOT-FOOTED TRINGA. 
part of the neck, back, and covert-feathers of 
the wings., are of an ash-colour: the greater 
quills are black; the next to them, or middle 
quills, black with white tips ; the remainder, 
next the back, are of a dusky brown. The 
first row of covert-feathers above the quills are 
dark ash-coloured, with white tips; the inner 
coverts of the wings are whit3, with dusky 
transveise lines; -between the back and wing, 
a few of the long feathers are edged with 
orange-colour j and the rump is dus-ky and 
white, mixed, in transverse lines. The tail is 
,;dusky ; the breast, belly, thighs, and covert- 
feathers under the tail, are white. The legs 
:are bare of feathers above the knees. The 
legs, feet, and claws, are of a lead-colour: the 
toes are all scalloped with webs, just in th© 
manner of the Red Coot-Footed Tringa." 
Edwards adds, that this bird was brought 
! from Hudson's Bay by Mr. Isham ; and,',^ 
says he, if it be not the Male of that before 
-described, as i suppose it to be, it must be ant 
'Older bird arrived at it's full perfection of plu- 
aiiage. This bird, I believe, has never been 
described, I find Mr. John Ray, in a small 
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