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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 hatch early. :... 
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 infeGts as. the fea leaves behind. It. often 
-_fkims near the furface of the water, like a Swal~_ 
low, and feeds on infeéts : 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 i in 
pillows and beds. : 
The Purre is another fpecies of Bite a 
~ is commonin America. In winter it is found in 
England. It flies in large circles, and one part | 
of the circle is over the water, and the other over 
the land. 3 
Phe Green Sandpiper is a very beautiful bird; 
o the head and hind part of the neck are of a brown- 
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