

56 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
cry, and the whole flock is deceived and alights in 
the nets. 
Lapwings are well covered with feathers and | 
down; they have acreft of five or fix delicate 
narrow feathers, of a beautiful black, the two 
uppermoft cover the others, and are much longer, — 
The creft does not grow from the forehead, but | 
froin the back part of the head 
Lapwings may be tamed ; they will cat beeves. 
heart chopped fmall; and they are often kept in 
gardens to deftroy the worms. , 
The Hebridal Turnftone is another Tringa; 
its forehead, throat and ftomach are white ; the 
breaft is black, and the neck is furrounded by a 
black collar; the back is mixed with black; its 
legs are fhort and of a full orange or red colour, 
This bird is called the Turnftone, becaufe it 
turns the ftones by the water-fide, to find the 
worms and the infects which may be under them; 
ppen thefe the Turnftone feeds. 
Catefby fays, when he was at fea, 40 leagues 
or 120 miles from Florida, a bird flew on board 
the fhip, and was caught ; he was very expert in| 
turning ftones; he only ufed the upper part of his 
bill, and yet he very readily turned over ftones . 
which weighed three pounds, | 

