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!The Cock Coot-footed Tringa, 
T H E Bird here figured is of its natural Bignefs. I take it to be the Male of 
the Bird defcribed, P. 46. of this Work, by the Name of Coot-footed Tringa , 
it agreeing with that, according to the general Agreements feen between Cock and 
Hen. They both differ from the laft defcribed, in that their Bills are not broader 
than deep3 which Breadth of Bill is manifeft in that, it being compreffed like a Duck’s 
Bill. 
The Bill is Black of Colour, flender, and ending in a Point. The upper Mandi¬ 
ble is longer than the Nether, and a little bent downward. It hath a blackifh Line 
paffing from the Noftril through the Eye 3 the under Side of the Head and Throat 
is White 3 from behind each Eye a Line of Orange-Colour paffes down on each 
Side of the Neck, and joins on the Fore-part of the Middle of the Neck beneath 
the white Throat. The Top of the Head, Hinder-part of the Neck above, all 
round the lower Part of the Neck, Back, and Covert-Feathers of the Wings are of 
an Afh-Colout 3 the greater Quills are Black, the next to them or middle Quills, 
Black with White Tips 3 the Remainder next the Back are of a dufky Brown. The 
firffc Row of Covert-Feathers above the Quills are dark Afh-colour’d with white 
Tips 5 the inner Coverts of the Wings are White with dufky tranfverfe Lines 3 be¬ 
tween the Back and Wing a few of the long Feathers are edged with Orange-Co¬ 
lour ; the Rump is Dufky and White, mixed in tranfverfe Lines 3 the'Tail is dufky 3 
the Bread:, Belly, Thighs and Covert-Feathers under the Tail are White j the Legs 
are bare of Feathers above the Knees 3 the Legs, Feet and Claws are of a Lead- 
Colour 3 the Toes are all fcalloped with Webs juft in the Manner of the laft 
defcribed. 
'Th is Bird was brought with the foregoing by Mr. lfham from Hudfon’s-Bay 5 and 
if it be not the Male of that defcribed in P. 46. (as I fuppofe it to be) it muft be 
an older Bird, arrived at its full Perfection of Plumage. This Bird, I believe, 
hath never been defcribed. I find Mr. John Ray, in a fmall Treatife fet forth by 
him, intitled Englijh Words , with a Catalogue of Englijh Birds and Fifhes, &c. 
when he fpeaks of the Coot, adds as follows, “ Mr. Jobnfon of Brigna , near Grota- 
“ Bridge, Torkf hire, fliew’d me a Bird of the Coot-kind, Scallop-toed, and not 
4< much bigger than a Black-Bird”. As Mr. Ray has faid fo little of his Bird, it 
cannot be determined whether his had any Agreement or not with what I have 
defcribed. 
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