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BRITISH BIRDS® 
THE DOTTEREL. 
{Charadrius Morinellus , Lin . — Le Guignard> Buff.) 
Tiie length of this bird is about nine inches : Its 
bill is black ; eyes dark, large, and full ; its forehead 
is mottled with brown and white ; top of the head 
black ; over each eye an arched line of white paf- 
fes to the hind part of the neck ; the cheeks and 
throat are white ; the back and wings are of a light 
brown, inclining to olive, each feather being mar- 
gined with pale ruft colour ; the quills are brown ; 
the fore part of the neck is furrounded by a broad 
band of a light olive colour, bordered on the under 
fide with white ; the breaft is of a pale dull orange ; 
middle of the belly black ; the reft of the belly, 
thighs, and vent are of a reddilh white ; the tail is 
of an olive brown, black near the end, and tipped 
