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Tue n-S tone /row Hudfon’s-Bay. 
T H E Bird is here figured of its natural Bignefs, Its Bill is flraight and fharp 
pointed, arched rather on the under Side than the upper, the better to enable it 
to turn Stones and Clods from it, in order to feed on Worms and Infects that lie un¬ 
der them on the Sea-Shores, 
The Bill is Black, except the Bafe of the lower Mandible which is Flefh-co- 
lour’d ; the Head is White pyed with Black, in the following manner; a black Line 
or Bar pafles over the Forehead from Eye to Eye, and proceeding to the Fore-parts 
of the Eyes forms a pretty large black Spot under each Eye, which Spots are joined 
by Lines to the Angles of the Mouth. Other black Lines proceed from thefe Spots 
down the Sides of the Throat, and join there to a black Collar which encompafles 
the Neck behind, and covers the Bread: pretty deep before, and pafles on the Sides 
under the Shoulders or joints of the Wings; there are alfo fome longifh black Spots 
on the Crown and Hinder-part of the Head, tending downwards; the lower Part of 
the- Neck beneath the Black Collar is White j the Back is cover’d with Orange-co- 
lour’d Feathers, which are Black or Dufky in their Middles, fo as to make an agreea¬ 
ble Mixture of Black and Orange. The lower Part of the Back is White, below 
which is a Half-Moon-like Plat of Black Feathers; beyond thefe the Covert-Fea¬ 
thers on the upper Side of the Tail are White; the Tail is Black, but all the Fea¬ 
thers of it are tipped with White. The firffc or outermofl: of the Prime Quills are 
Black with White Shafts; the next following are Black with White Tips: the fue- 
ceeding almoft White : Thofe that fall over the Back or Rump are Orange and Black,, 
like the Back, tranfverfly marked with the Black; the firft Row of Covert-Feathers 
change their Colours, according to the Quills they cover, being of the fame Colours 
with the Quills; the lefler Covert-Feathers of the Wings are of a light brownifh 
Afh-Colour, with fome White intermixed on the Verge that falls on the black Part 
of the Bread:. Between the Back and Wing is placed a longifh Plat of White Fea¬ 
thers; the Covert-Feathers within Side of the Wings are White; the Belly, Sides, 
Thighs and Covert-Feathers under the Tail are White; the Legs and Feet are of a 
bright Orange-Colour j the Claws are Black; the Legs are bare of Feathers a little 
above the Knees. 
This Bird was brought from Hudfon s-Bay by Mr. IJliam. Mr. Catejby has def- 
cribed one of this Species from the Coafl: of Florida : See his Hiflory of Carolina , 
Vol. I. P.72. The Turn-Stone is alfo found on the Weflern Coafls of England. See 
its Defcription in Willughby, P. 3 11. but as Willughby’s and Catejby’s differ from each 
other, and mine widely from them both, I believe them to be three diftindt Species ; 
the above defcrib’d, at lead: from its great difference, I mud: pronounce a Non- 
defqript. It agrees very nearly in Size, Shape of Body and Parts with the Turn- 
Stone found with us^ but differs very greatly in Colour. 
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