THE PURRE. 
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what particular regions of the north these birds breed is altogether 
unknown. It is now ascertained that the Purre is no other than 
the young of the Dunlin: hence we must class the two under the 
trivial name of Jllpina, 
In the latter part of October I procured two specimens of this 
bird, male and female, which were shot below Philadelphia. I'hey 
were young, measuring seven inches and a half in length ; and their 
bills were only one inch long. The crown, back and scapulars, 
dusky olive, edged and tipt with bright ferruginous ; some of the 
scapulars, and back feathers, tipt with white ; rump dusky olive, 
faintly tipt with rust ; tail-coverts, above and below, pure white, 
with a few touches of pale ash. The tail of this species is com- 
posed of twelve feathers. 
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