
FH BLA DAM. 2 59 
The common Sandpiper has a flight brown bill; 
the legs are of a greenifh-brown; the body ah- 
coloured, with black fpots, white beneath; three 
tail-feathers on the outfide white, the middle tail- 
feathers brown. It flirts its tail as it walks like 
the Water-wagtail: it lives lonely, by. the water=- 
fide, and in its manner very much refembles the. 
Green Sandpiper. : — 
~The Knot is another of the Tringa genus; its: 
bills flender, and, as well as the legs, of a dufky 
ath colour; the eye-brow, the ftreaks upon the 
wings, and the outer tail-feathers are white ; the 
lower part of the back dark afh-colour, mixed 
with white, forming fpots like crefcents, or half 
_moons.’. They come into Lincolnthire at the © 
_ beginning of winter, and ftay there two or three 
months, They fly in flocks, and keep near the 
fea-fhore. They may:be fattened: with bread and 
_ milk,-and are very nice food. They are taken in - 
nets, and are decoyed into them by ftales, or 
okt ‘of wood painted like the Knots themfelves.. 
There are many other fpecies of the Tringa,, 
; but their manners and way of living are very 
Hi such like thofe sae defcribed.. 
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