DOTTREL. 
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DIVING-PIGEON. — A name for the Guillemot. 
DOBCHICK. — A name for the Dabchick. 
DOOR-HAWK and DORRHAWK. — Names for the Nig-ht-jar. 
DOTTREL (^Charadrius morinellus, LiNNiEUS.) 
Charadrius Morinellus, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 254. 5 — Gmel. Syst. 2. p. 686. — Ind. 
Orn. 2. p. 746. 17 Rnii, Syn. p. 1 1 1 . A. 4. — Will. p. 230. t. 55. 57. — Briss. 5. 
p. 54. 5. 1. 4. f. 2. & p. 58. 6 Ib. 8vo. 2. p. 225, and p. 126.—Temm. 2. p. 537. 
— ^ Petit Pluvier, ou le Guignard, Bujf. 8. p. 87 — Dottrel, Br. Zool. 2. No. 210. 
t. 73. — Ih. fol. 129. t. D Arct. Zool. 2. p. 487. A — Will. ("Angl.) p. 309. 
— Albin, 2. t. 62 & 63. — Lath. Syn. 5. p. 208. 14. — Pull. Cat. Dorset, p. 16. 
TTaZc. Syn. 2. t. 162 Lewin’s Br. Birds, 5. t. 186. — Don. Br. Birds, 2. t. 
42 biem. Br. Anim. p. 113. 
This species of plover weighs about four ounces, sometimes five ; 
length near ten inches. The bill is an inch long, dusky; irides hazel; 
the crown of the head black ; forehead dusky and grey, mixed ; a broad 
stroke of white from above the eye passes to the hind-head ; cheeks 
and throat white ; the neck of a cinereous olive ; back and coverts of 
the wings olive-brown, each feather marginated with pale ferruginous ; 
the breast is of a pale dull orange, on the upper part of which is a 
transverse line of white, bordered above with a narrow one of black ; 
belly black ; vent and thighs rufous white ; the quills dusky-brown ; 
the shaft and outer web of the feather white ; the tail consists of twelve 
feathers of an olive-brown, barred near the end with black, tipped with 
white ; legs dusky. 
The female has the crown of the head brown, mottled with white, 
and the white line over the eye less conspicuous ;, the belly is mixed 
black and white ; the white line on the breast is wanting : and the 
colours in general more dull. 
Young birds have the whole under parts of the body of a very pale 
ferruginous brown. 
The Dottrel appears to make this country a resting-place in its migra- 
tory flights to and from its breeding-place. It is seen on some of our 
downs, heaths, and moors, from April to the beginning of June, and 
returning again in September, remains till November. 
On the Wiltshire downs it resorts to the new sown corn, or fallow 
ground, for the sake of the worms, its principal food. They fly in 
families of five or six in the autumn, which we have observed to be the 
two old birds and their young ; but sometimes a dozen or more flock 
together. It is a stupid bird and easily shot ; when disturbed, it will 
frequently extend one wing, and it seldom flies to any distance. It 
doubtless goes northward to breed ; but we do not find any one who 
mentions the nest or eggs. We once saw them in pairs on the moun- 
tains of Scotland, sufficiently late for breeding. 
