Clafs II.] B I 
this fpecies : the diftance of the eyes from the 
bill, and the fine fcolloped membrane, with pec¬ 
tinated edges, that border the toes. This is a rare 
bird in England ; but is more common in Den¬ 
mark and Norway. This fubje£t was fhot in 
Yorkshire. Mr. Willoughby, p. 355. defcribes un¬ 
der the name of Mr. John/on's cloven-footed 
GulP, another (hot in the fame county, which we 
fufpeft differs only in fex : he fays it was fome- 
* Vide Mr. Ray’s cat. of Englijb Birds and Fifhes, 1674, p. 92. 
Larus fidipes alter noftras, D. Johnfon. Railfyn. av. 132. compare alfo* 
the cock coot-footed Tringa. Edw. av. 143. 
R D S. I2J 
What lefs than a black-bird: the crown of the 
head black, or dark red : fides, and underfide of 
the neck red : belly, and whole underfide white : 
back and! wings brown, marked with yellowifh 
fpots } a tranfverfe white line on the wings: fcol¬ 
loped membranes on the toes. This alfo is a 
northern birdf, which ftrengthens our opinion 
that both of thefe were erratic, and vary only in 
fex. 
*j- Tringa lobata. Fauna fuec. edit. 1761. N°. 179. Tho’ thcK 
differ in fome of their colors, yet each maintain certain common marks 
that may denote them to be the fame fpecies. 
GENUS V. PLOVERS. 
SPECIES I. The 
Wil. orn. 297. 
Rail fyn. av. 105. ‘ 
Oftralega. Briffon av. V. 38* dab, 
3. Fig. 1. 
Gefner av. 548. 
—\ H IS bird is figured of its natural fize. 
its weight fixteen ounces : the colors 
L are very exactly reprefented in the 
plate. We may only obferve, that the white 
fpot beneath the cheeks is in many birds wholly 
wanting. Sea Pies are very common on moll of 
our coafts ; feeding on marine infeas, limpets,&c. 
Their bills, which are comprelfed fideways, and 
end obtufely, are very fit inftruments to infinu- 
ate between the limpet and the rock thofe ihells 
Sea Pie. Plate Hi 2. 
Hoematopus oftralegus. Lin. fifit. 
’ I 5 2 * 
Pica marina. Caii opufic. 62. 
Tirma, or Triiichan. Martin’s 
voy. St. Kilda. 35. 
adhere to 5 which they do with great dexterity 
to get at the fifh. On the coaft of France, where 
the tides recede fo far as to leave the beds of 
oyflers bare, thefe birds feed on them 5 forcing 
the ihells open with their bills. They keep in 
fummer time in pairs, laying their eggs on the 
bare ground : when any one approaches their 
young, they make a loud and thrill noife. In win¬ 
ter they aflemble in vaft flocks, and are very wild. 
SPECIES II. The 
The Stone Curlew. Wil. orn. 306. 
Rail fin. av. 108. 
Pluvialis major. Brijfow av . V. 76. 
Tab. 7- Fig. 1. 
H E weight of this fpecies is eighteen 
ounces. The figure reprefents its fize. 
The head is remarkably round : the 
fpace beneath the eyes is bare of feathers, and of a 
Norfolk Plover. Plate |3 i. 
Charadrius oedicnemus. Lin. fiyft. 
151. 
Charadrius. Gefiner av. 256. 
yellowifh green : the irides yellow: the feathers 
of the head, neck, back, and fcapulars, and co¬ 
verts of the wings are black, edged deeply with 
pale reddifh brown : the belly and thighs are of 
