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-Turnftones are found in America, and in 
Europe: they appear in flocks on the Weftern 
coaft of England. They make a flight neft on 
the ground, lay four eggs, and hatchearly. _ 
The ftriated Sandpiper is another Tringa; its 
legs and the bow of its beak are yellow; the tail- 
feathers are white, barred with brown; the wing- 
feathers fome are black, fome tipped with white, 
and fome white, barred with black, It inhabits 
the Northern parts of Europe, and runs backwards 
and forwards on the beach, as the waves come 
near to, or go back from the fhore: it feeds on 
— fuch infeéts as the fea leaves behind. It often 
 fkims near the furface of the water, like a Swal- 
low, and feeds on infects : it rifes and falls with the 
waves, but is careful never to touch them, ‘In 
breeding ‘time it comes within the fhore: it lays 
four or five eggs; twitters like a Swallow; is 
- faid to be good food ; and its feathers are ufed in 
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_ pillows and beds, 
The Purre is another fpecies of Sandpiper; it 
is commonin America. In winter it is found in 
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England. It flies in large circles, and one part 
of the circle is over the water, and the other over 
the land, 
The Green Sandpiper is a very beautiful bird; 
_ the head and hind part of the neck are of a ee 
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