LITTLE KINGED DOTTEREL. 305 
put ash-brown; lore and ear-coverts black; nape 
of tbe neck white ; back scapulars, w T ing-eoverts, 
tertials, rump, and upper tail- coverts, ash-brown ; 
primary and secondary -wing-feathers dusky-brown ; 
these and the greater wing-coverts edged with white; 
the first primary quill -feather only with a broad 
white shaft ; tail-feathers ash-brown at the base, 
darker towards the end ; the five outer tail-feathers 
on each side white at the end, this colour increas- 
ing in extent on each lateral feather, the outer one 
on oach side having only a dusky spot on the inner 
web, but this appears to be constant at all ages ; chin 
and throat wdiite, this colour extending from the 
latter round the nape of the neck ; below this, and 
above the breast, is a collar of black ; the breast 
itself, the belly, vent, and under tail-coverts, pure 
white ; legs and toes flesh colour, tinged with yel- 
low; claws black. Females have the black and 
white frontal bands narrower than in the males. 
Young birds of the year want all the decided black 
markings which distinguish old birds ; the ash-brown 
feathers of the back and wing-coverts have buff- 
coloured margins.”* 
* Yarrell, ii. PI. 411, 412. 
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