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*7he Red Coot-footed T r i n g a. 
T HIS Bird is here figured of its natural Bignefs. It is another 
Species of an intirely new difcover d Genus of Birds, firft def- 
qribed in the Figure of the Coot-footed Tdringa , P. 46 of the firfl 
Part of this Work. 
It hath a longifh, jtlraight, {lender Bill, of an Orange-Colour, with a 
black Point; it is broader than deep, in the Manner of a Duck’s Bill; 
and is channelled on the upper Side from the Noftrils toward the Point. 
It hath a light Clay-colour’d Line palling above the Eye ; the Head, 
Hinder-part of the Neck, and the Back are of a reddifh Brown, or O- 
range-Colour ; the middle Parts of the Feathers being Dusky, and there¬ 
by forming blackifh Spots all over the upper Side of the Bird. The greater 
Quills of the Wings are Black; the next following Black, with deep 
Tips and narrow Edges of White; the Innermoft that fall next the 
Back are Dusky, with broad Orange-colour’d Borders like thofe on the 
Back. The firft Row of Coverts next above the Quills are blackifh, 
with white Tips, but not fo deep as the greater Quills ; the lefler Coverts 
of the Wings arc lighter, or of an Afh-Colour, fome of the Feathers 
being a little fringed with White. The inner Covert-Feathers of the 
Wings are White with a few faint tranfverfe Lines of a dusky Colour; 
the Rump is White with fome dusky Spots; the Tail and its Covert-Fea¬ 
thers above are of an Orange-colour’d Brown, the Middles of the Fea¬ 
thers being dusky ; the under Side, Neck, Bread:, Belly, Thighs and 
Coverts under the Tail are all of an even dull Red, or Brick-Colour. 
The Legs are bare of Feathers above the Knees; the Toes are 
fcalloped on their Sides with a Sort of Web or Skin, that is pretty 
Riff and bears itfelf out: The hinder Toe has only a fmall Scallop 
at its Bottom; the Scallops on the Toes are according to the Number 
of Joints, fo as to indent at every Joint, as they are obferved to do 
in the Feet of Coots. They have fmall Claws; both Legs and Feet 
are of a dusky Colour, a little inclining to Green. 
This Bird was brought from Hudfon's-Bay by Mr. Ijhaw , and is plainly a diftinft 
Species from-that deferibed, T. 46 of this Work, and I believe, may be with Juftice 
pronounced a Non-defcript, 
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