. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . e eggfcommon ARENARIA INTERPRES (/;///.).Turnstone. Adult in sHviincr: General upper parts mottled andvariegated with black, white, rufous, and tawny; throatand breast black and white : rest of under parts white:tail with subterminal band of black tipped with white. Adult in winter: Above light, streaked and dashedwith dark brown; an imperfect band of dark brown onthe jugulem; chin and upper part of the throat white;sides of breast like the back : rest of the under parts white ;a distinct white
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . e eggfcommon ARENARIA INTERPRES (/;///.).Turnstone. Adult in sHviincr: General upper parts mottled andvariegated with black, white, rufous, and tawny; throatand breast black and white : rest of under parts white:tail with subterminal band of black tipped with white. Adult in winter: Above light, streaked and dashedwith dark brown; an imperfect band of dark brown onthe jugulem; chin and upper part of the throat white;sides of breast like the back : rest of the under parts white ;a distinct white band on the wing: rump white, but with abroad patch of black on the upper tail coverts : tail darkbrown, the tips and basal half of the inner feathers andnearly two thirds of the outer feathers white : legs reddishorange; bill black. Length, : Wing, ; Tail, : Tarsus, i ; Bill, .95. the Arctic regions to South America and isduring migrations on the Atlantic coast. It breeds in high latitudes ;are pale clay color mottled and lined with dull brown. It is abird in Florida in species ranges from Family H/EMATOPUS Linn. H/EMATOPUS PALLIATUS Oyster=catcher. Winter plumage, male : Head and neck blackish or very dark brown : back brown ; lowerpart of breast and rest of under parts white ; eyelids, rump, tips of wing coverts, part of secon-daries, and basal portion of the tail feathers white; bill orange, darkening at the tip (in summerdeep red); legs flesh color. Length, ; Wing, ; Tail, : Tarsus, ; Bill, KEY TO Tin<: ^^ATER IJIRI)^ 297
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