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which is a more appropriate name, and is adopted by Mr. Temminck in his 
second edition, where the history of its various states of plumage is correctly 
given, and the errors pointed out into which preceding naturalists, with the 
exception of Montagu and Wilson, had fallen. 
12. Tringa Cineria. Knot. 
Greenl. Birds, no. 8 . Temm. 627 . 
Breeds in great abundance on the North Georgian Islands. In the indivi- 
duals killed in the height of the season the red of the breast was fully as deep 
as in the plate in Wilson’s Am. Orn., and extended invariably to the under 
tail coverts, being very sparingly marked with white on the abdomen, and with 
a few longitudinal black streaks. The hind toe of the Knot is directed in- 
wards, as is that of the Turnstone. 
13. Tringa Maritima. Purple Sandpiper. 
Greenl. Birds, no. 7 . Temm. 619 . 
Abundant on the coast of Davis’ Strait and of Baffin’s Bay, where it breeds ; 
but was not met with in the islands of the Polar Sea. The history of its dif- 
ferent states of plumage is correctly given in the second edition of the Manuel 
d'Ornithologie. It may be stated, in addition, that the young birds which 
were killed shortly after they quitted the nest, had the feathers of the back 
and scapulars edged with white, changing gradually as the season advanced 
into an approximation to the clear red, which is described as the marking of 
the bird of the first year. The change takes place in the scapulars earlier 
than in the feathers of the back. 
14. Phalaropus Platyrynchos. Flat-billed Phalarope. 
Greenl. Birds, no. 12 . Temm. 712 . 
Abundant during the summer months on the North Georgian Islands : the 
