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The Cock Coot-footed Tringa, 
T H E Bird here figured is of its natural Bignefs. I take it to be the Male of 
the Bird deferibed, P. 46. of this Work, by the Name of Coot-footed Tringa , 
it agreeing with that, according to the general Agreements feen between Cock and 
Hen. They both differ from the laft defer! bed, in that their Bills are not broader 
than deep 5 which Breadth of Bill is manifeft in that, it being compreffed like a Duck’s 
Bill. 
The Bill is Black of Colour, flender, and ending in a Point. The upper Mandi- 
ble is longer than the Nether, and a little bent downward. It hath a blackifh Line 
pafiing from the Noftril through the Eye ; the under Side of the Head and Throat 
is White; from behind each Eye a Line of Orange-Colour paffes down on each 
Side of the Neck, and joins on the Fore-part of the Middle of the Neck beneath 
the white Throat. The Top of the Head, Hinder-part of the Neck above, all 
round the lower Part of the Neck, Back, and Covert-Feathers of the Wings are of 
an Afh-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 dufky Brown. The 
firft Row of Covert-Feathers above the Quills are dark Afh-colouPd with white 
Tips; the inner Coverts of the Wings are White with dufky tranfvcrfe Lines; be- 
tween the Back and Wing a few of the long Feathers are edged with Orange-Co- 
lour ; the Rump is Dufky and White, mixed in tranfverfe Lines ; the Tail is dufky ;, 
the Breaft, 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 fcalloped with Webs juft in the Manner of the laft 
deferibed. 
This Bird was brought with the foregoing by Mr. IJham from HudfoTs-Bay ; and 
if it be not the Male of that deferibed in P. 46. (as I fuppofe it to be) it muft be 
an older Bird, arrived at its full Perfection of Plumage. This Bird, I believe, 
hath never been deferibed. I find Mr. John Ray , in a fmall Treatife fet forth by 
him, intitled Englijh Words , with a Catalogue of Englijh Birds and F'ifhes, &c. 
when he fpeaks of the Coot, adds as follows, “ Mr. Johnfon of Brigna, near Grota- 
“ Bridge , Yorkfljire y fhew’d me a Bird of the Coot-kind, Scallop-toed, and not 
“ much bigger than a Black-Bird”. As Mr. Ray has faid fo little of his Bird, it 
cannot be determined whether his had any Agreement or not with what I have 
detcribcd. 
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