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The Black * B reasted IndianPlover, 
nnHIS Bird is fomething bigger than the Lapwing , it agrees pretty near in Size with 
our Englifh Grey and Green Plovers, being fhap’d like them, except in its Legs; 
which are a pretty deal longer ; it is here drawn of its natural Bignefs; its Bill is of 
a middling Length, of a pretty equal Thicknefs, Black of Colour, ending in a point, 
the Middle of the Bill is not quite fo thick as it is at its Balls and near the point; it 
hath on each Side an oblong noftril; the crown of the Head is black with a green 
Glofs, thefe black feathers reach an Inch beyond the Head behind, and form a creflj 
the Cheeks, hinder Part of the Head, and two broad Lines down on each Side the 
Neck are White; between the black Crown and the White in the Sides of the Head^ 
are placed the eyes ; the lower part of the Neck behind, the whole Back and Covert- 
feathers of the Wings, are of a brown Colour; the Tips of the Rows of Coverts next 
above the Quills are White, the greater Quills Black, the lelfer next the Back, 
Brown ; the Ridge of the Wing, from the Bend downward, hath black and white 
Feathers intermixed; from the Bill downward, on the throat, and beginning of th c 
Bread:, is drawn a black Mark, which falls into the black on the Bread: ; the Bread: 
and part of the Belly are Black, having a fine purple Glofs on the Bread:; the 
Thighs, lower Belly, and Covert feathers under the Tail are white; the Feather s 
of the Tail are of equal Length, White at their Bottoms, and Black acrofs the 
End, for the breadth of an Inch and a half; the Legs are longer than Common in 
this kind of Birds ; it hath only three Toes of a moderate Length all Banding for¬ 
ward; the Legs are bare of Feathers a little way above the' knees : both Legs, Feet 
and Claws, are of a dirty dark Brown, inclining to Black. 
I drew this from a Bird lent me by Mr. Peter Colinfon , which was fent in Spirits 
with other Birds from Gamron in Perjia ♦ I wrote it from Bengal on the^Plate, 
through a miftake. 
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