. The feathered tribes of the British Islands . CC^/r^.^J^hxe/: THE TURN-STONE. 123 inwards. The feet, as is the case with the lapwing, are dif-ferently coloured from the bill. The feet of the turn-stone areorange: the claws, which are not much produced, are black. Turn-stones appear on some parts of the British shoresduring the greater part of the year, remaining till the seasonis considerably advanced, and making their appearance againas early as August. In the north of Scotland, at least onthe islands, (for the northern coast of the mainland is notvery favourable for littoral birds,) they a
. The feathered tribes of the British Islands . CC^/r^.^J^hxe/: THE TURN-STONE. 123 inwards. The feet, as is the case with the lapwing, are dif-ferently coloured from the bill. The feet of the turn-stone areorange: the claws, which are not much produced, are black. Turn-stones appear on some parts of the British shoresduring the greater part of the year, remaining till the seasonis considerably advanced, and making their appearance againas early as August. In the north of Scotland, at least onthe islands, (for the northern coast of the mainland is notvery favourable for littoral birds,) they are found all the sum-mer over, though less frequent in the heat of the season thanin the cold months. These facts, which are quite well authenticated, render itvery probable that some of the birds breed in those northernparts in which they are seen during the summer, if not inmore southerly parts of the British islands. If they weregenerally migratory breeders within the country, we mightexpect to find them, as is the case with those other spe
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