CHARADRIUS HIMANTOPUS. 
LONG-LEGGED PLOVER. 
Generic Character, ^S'^d' Charadrius pluvialis. 
Synonyms. 
Charadrius himantopus. Un, Syft, i.^»255. tt> 
Ind, Orn. 2. />. 741. 3. 
Long-legged Plover. Br. ZooL 2. 209. Ih. fiU 
128. Addenda. Ay61. ZqoL 2. 405. 
White's Uift. SelhourUy t, p. 258. 
Lath. Syn. 5. p. 195. 3. Ih, Jupt. 
jt). 252. Mont. Orn, Dicl. Vol. 2. 
Bewick's Br. Birds ^ Pt. 2. p. 21. 
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JL H I S highly curious fpecies is confidered to have longer 
legs in proportion to its fize than any other bird ; it meafurcs 
from the tip of the bill to the toes eighteen inches, and from 
the bill to the tail only thirteen ; its breadth is nearly thirty- 
inches. 
Bill {lender, about two inches and a half long ; irides red ; 
wings long, extending when clofed feveral inches beyond 
the tail ; legs very flender, which including the bare part 
of the thigh are eight inches long ; toes connected at the 
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