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the nape, sides of the neck, and breast, are pale 
brownish-grey, tinted with ochreous ; and the hack, 
scapulars, and long tertials, are deep black, having 
the feathers cut into on their margins with rounded 
and angular spots, similar to those upon the Squata- 
roles or true plovers. We have specimens before us 
in this state from the Northumbrian coast, and from 
North America. A specimen shot on the Solway, 
towards the end of August, is also almost in com- 
plete breeding dress ; while others, from the Cape 
of Good Hope, are pure white beneath, but above, 
show a good deal of dark marking, mixed with the 
delicate grey of the winter state. 
