RED PHALAROPE.—Family Plialaropodidoe. 
222. Phalaropus fulicarius. 8 inches. 
These birds are very rarely seen in the United States in their 
breeding plumage; when they come in the fall nearly all have 
changed to their winter dress, and they retain this until after 
they leave us in the spring. In summer the under parts and 
neck a reddish brown; sides of the head white; top of head 
blackish; wings bluish gray crossed by a white band. The 
female is the larger and brighter plumaged bird. 
Nest. —A hollow in the ground, lined with a few grasses. 
Three or four eggs greenish buff color, spotted and blotched 
with brown or black (1.20 x .80). 
Range. —Northern hemisphere, breeding in the far north, and 
in winter migrating to middle portions of United States on both 
coasts. 
NORTHERN PHALAROPE. 
22.1. Lobipes lobatus. 8 inches. 
This is a maritime species that nests in the far north, and 
appears on the coasts a short time during migration. Like the 
last they are expert swimmers, and pass most of their time 
when not breeding upon the surface of the water. They feed 
upon minute insects secured from beds of floating kelp. Nest 
and eggs similar to above. 
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