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and wing-coverts the black prevails. It inhabits Hud¬ 
son's Bay, where it is known by the name of Miltchay- 
chekilkawelhilh. 
3. Charadrius Himantopus, or long-legged plover; 
which is a very Singular fpecies, on account of its great 
length of legs; it meafures, from the end of the bill to 
that of the tail, thirteen inches, but to the claws nearly 
one foot and a half. The bill is two inches and a half 
long, Sender, and black; the crown of the head, back, 
and wings, gloffy black; the hind part of the neck 
marked withdulky fpots; rump and tail white; legs red. 
This is met with in England, but very feldojn. Sir R. 
Sibbald mentions two being Slot in Scotland ; Mr. Pen¬ 
nant, one killed near Oxford; and Mr. White another, 
which was fhot at Frencham Ponds, in Hamplhire. The 
plumage of this bird was wholly white, except the wings, 
and the back as far as the rump; this difference is attri¬ 
buted to fex. They are common’in Egypt, and on the 
fhores of the Cafpian lea, as well as the rivers which run 
into it; alio in the louthern defects of Independent Tar¬ 
tary, in China, and at Madras in the Eaft Indies. In the 
warmer parts of America it is plentiful, as far north as 
Connecticut; and is found in Jamaica. 
4. Charadrius Calidris, or fanderling plover; fmall 
and llender; length eight inches; bill one inch, and 
black; the fore-part of the head and fides, from chin to 
vent, white; through the eyes runs a greyilh itreak; 
the upper part of the head, neck, and body, ftreaked 
with black; tail alh-colour, with pale margins'; legs 
black. This fpecies is found in flocks on the lea-coalts 
of Cornwall, and has alfo been fliot in Lancalhire. It is 
not frequent on the continent, except in the neighbour¬ 
hood of Lake Baikal; but is more plentiful in North 
America, and abounds in the Seal Iflands on the coaft 
of Labrador. There is a variety of this fpecies at New¬ 
foundland, about the fize of a fnipe; and is gregarious. 
5. Charadrius Apricarius, the alwargrim, Or fpotted 
plover; fize of the golden plover; bill one inch long, 
and black ; eyes large; the plumage on all the upper 
parts is black, fpotted with orange ; the forehead be¬ 
tween the eyes white, which paffes over each eye in a 
line, down the fides of the neck, to the breaft, uniting 
to form a band acrofs the breaft; all the fore parts of 
the neck, breaft, and under parts, are black, except 
where the white band croffes ; the tail barred with brown 
and black. This inhabits the northern parts of Europe, 
Sweden, Denmark, the Ille of Oeland, Iceland, and Green¬ 
land ; where it feeds on mollufca, and the buds of black- 
berried heath; it arrives in fpring, and after breeding 
retires fouthward. It inhabits all the ardlic parts of 
Ruflia and Siberia. In America, at Hudfon’s Bay, it is 
known by the name of Hawk’s Eye; comes to New 
York in May; breeds there, departing in collected 
flocks about the end of Odlober. The flefli is delicious. 
6. Charadrius Vociferus, the noify plover ; a fmall 
fpecies; fize of a fnipe; bill above an inch long, and 
black; eyelids red, the forehead white ; between the 
eyes, and acrofs the head, a bar of black paffes on each 
fide to the hind head ; the chin and fore part of the neck 
is white, at the lower part of which the white encircles 
it like a ring, and is accompanied by a bar of black all 
round; on the breaft is another black bar; and, except 
thele, all the under parts are white ; the hind part of the 
head, neck, and upper part of the body and wings, are 
•duflcy brown ; rump nifty orange ; the feathers very long ; 
fome of the feathers which fall over the greater quills 
are fringed with white; legs pale yellow. This fpecies 
is confined to America, and is found at New York, Vir¬ 
ginia, and Carolina, where it is called Kill-deer; it lays 
three or four eggs; is very clamorous and reitlefs; anq, 
like the jay in England, let6 up its cry the moment any 
one approaches, to the great dilappointment of thole 
who carry a gun. 
7. Charadrius Torquatus, the collared plover of St. 
Domingo; rather fmalier than the laft; bill blue grey, 
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with a black tip; the forehead white, paffmg over the 
eyes on each fide, and ending at lome diftance behind 
them ; on the forehead is a black fpot; the chin, throat, 
and lore part of the neck, white, paffmg round the laft 
as a collar ; beneath this is a collar of black, bioadonthe 
fore part; the reft of the under parts white, except a 
bar of black mixed with white on. the breaft ; the back 
and fcapulars grey brown, like the head; legs blue grey; 
found abundantly at St. Domingo. A variety of this 
collared fpecies is alfo found at Jamaica, where it fre¬ 
quents the banks of rivers. 
8. Charadrius Hiaticula, the ringed plover; length 
from fix to feven inches and upwards; bill orange; the 
bale of the upper mandible, and from thence through 
the eyes, and behind them to the ears, black; forehead 
white; behind this, from eye to eye, black; the reft of 
the head pale brown, chin and throat white, palling 
round the neck in a broad collar; beneath this, on the 
lower part of the neck, is a fecond collar of black, encir¬ 
cling the neck behind, but growing narrow as it paffes 
backward; breaft and all the under parts white; back 
and wing coverts pale brown. Thefe birds migrate into 
England in the fpring, and depart in autumn, but fre¬ 
quent our lhores during the fummer. They lay four eggs, 
an inch and a half in length, of a pale alh-colour, fpot- 
ted with black; thefe they lay on the ground, under lome 
Ihelter, but make no neft. They run very fall, fome- 
times taking fhort flights, twittering loud at the fame 
time, then alight and run again, and, if much diiturped, 
fly quite off. They inhabit feveral parts of the conti¬ 
nent, Greenland, and America. A variety of this ipe- 
cies, but much paler in its plumage, is found at Hud- 
Ion’s Bay and Cayenne. 
9. Charadrius Alexandtinus, the Alexandrine plover; 
very fmall, the fize only of a lark; 1 bill black ; forehead 
white, paffmg backwards in a ftreak over the eye; from 
the bafe of the bill a ftreak of black runs through the 
eye, and reaches behind to the ears ; the top of the head, 
the back, and wings, brown; round the neck a collar of 
white; belly white; the quills blackilh grey. It inha¬ 
bits Egypt, on the canal of the Nile; where it feeds on 
infedls and fmall frogs. 
10. Charadrius Aigyptius, the Egyptian plover; fize 
of athrufh ; aline of white paffes over the eye to the hind 
head; the crown, fides of the head, and middle of the 
back, black; on the breaft a band of black palles-back¬ 
wards, and ends in a point on the back; the breaft, fides 
of the belly, thighs, and vent, yeliowifii white; throat 
and middle of the belly white. Inhabits the lunny plains 
of Egypt, and feeds on infects. There are two varieties 
of this fpecies; one found at the Cape of Good Hope, 
the other in the ifland of Lugon; both feed on infects and. 
frogs. 
11. Charadrius Novae Zealandite, the New Zealand 
plover; a trifle bigger than the preceding; bill one inch 
long, red, with a black tip; eye-lids red; the fore part 
of the head, taking in the eye, chin, and throat, black, 
palling backwards in a collar at the hind head; ah the 
back part of the head, behind the eye, green and alh-co¬ 
lour, divided by white ; the plumage on the upper parts . 
of the body the fame colour as the back or the head, and 
forming a bar on the wing; the under par ts of the body 
white ; legs red. It inhabits Queen Charlotte’s Sound, 
and is in the colledlion of Sir Joseph Banks. 
12. Charadrius Gregarius, the gregarious plover; 
length thirteen inches or more; bill one inch, and black; 
crown of the head brown, mottled with white; forehead 
white, palling in a ftreak over each eye to tire hind head; 
through the eyes a black ftreak; body alh-colour, fome- 
what approaching to-that of the turtle-dove; at the lower 
part of the breaft a large crefcent of black, and behind 
it a rufous one; tail white, crofted with a black band, 
which is not confpicuous in the tide feathers; legs fur- 
niflred with an imperltdt back toe. This frequents the 
fields about the Volga, Jaick, and Samara, in flocks., 
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