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The Turn-Stone from Hudfon’s-Bay. 
T H E Bird is here figured of its natural Bignefs. Its Bill is ftraight and fharp 
pointed, arched rather on the under Side than the upper, the better to enable it 
to turn Stones and Clods from it, in order to feed on Worms and Infe&s that lie un- 
der them on the Sea-Shores. 
The Bill is Black, except the Bafe of the lower Mandible which is Flefivco- 
lour’d ; the Head is White pyed with Black, in the following manner ; a black Line 
or Bar pafies over the Forehead from Eye to Eye, and proceeding to the Fore-parts 
of the Eyes forms a pretty large black Spot under each Eye, which Spots are joined 
by Lines to the Angles of the Mouth. Other black Lines proceed from thefe Spots 
down the Sides of the Throat, and join there to a black Collar which encompafifes 
the Neck behind, and covers the Breaft pretty deep before, and pafies on the Sides 
under the Shoulders or joints of the Wings ; there are alfo fome longifh black Spots 
on the Crown and Hinder-part of the Head, tending downwards ; the lower Part of 
the Neck beneath the Black Collar is White ; the Back is cover’d with Orange-co- 
lour’d Feathers, which are Black or Dufky in their Middles, fo as to make an agreea- 
ble Mixture of Black and Orange. The lower Part of the Back is White, below 
which is a Half-Moon-like Plat of Black Feathers ; beyond thefe the Covert-Fea- 
thers on the upper Side of the Tail are White ; the Tail is Black, but all the Fea- 
thers of it are tipped with White. The firft or outermofi: of the Prime Quills are 
Black with White Shafts ; the next following are Black with White Tips : the fuc- 
ceeding almoft White : Thole that fall over the Back or Rump are Orange and Black, 
like the Back, tranfverfiy marked with the Black 5 the firfl Row of Covert-Feathers 
change their Colours, according to the Quills they cover, being of the fame Colours 
with the Quills ; the lefier Covert-Feathers of the Wings are of a light browmifh 
Afh-Colour, with fome White intermixed on the Verge that falls on the black Part 
of the Breafi:. Between the Back and Wing is placed a longifh Plat of White Fea- 
thers; the Covert-Feathers within Side of the Wings are White; the Belly, Sides, 
Thighs and Covert-Feathers under the Tail are White ; the Legs and Feet are of a 
bright Orange-Colour ; the Claws are Black; the Legs are bare of Feathers a little 
above the Knees. 
This Bird was brought from Hudfons-Bay by Mr. IJham. Mr. Catejby has def~ 
cribed one of this Species from the Coaft of Florida : See his Hiftory of Carolina , 
Vol. I. P.72. The Turn-Stone is alfo found on the Weffern Coafl§ of England. See 
its Defcription in Willughby, P. 3 1 1. but as Wilhighbys and Catejbf s differ from each 
other, and mine widely from them both, I believe them to be three diflindt Species; 
the above defcrib’d, at leafl from its great difference, I muff pronounce a Non- 
defcript. It agrees very nearly in Size, Shape of Body and Parts with the Turn- 
Stone found with us, but differs very greatly in Colour. 
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