British zoology . Brif- fon aoy. St. Kilda. 35. IJlandis mas Tialldur, fceminaTilldra. Feroenfibus Kiel-der. NorvegisTicld v. Kield,Glib, Strand-Skiure. DanisStrand-Skade. Brunnicb,189. Br. Zool. 127. SEA Pies are very common on mod of ourcoafts -, feeding on marine infects, oyfters, lim-pets, &c. Their bills, which are comprefled fide-ways, and end obtufely, are very fit inftruments toinfmuate between the limpet and the rock thofefhells adhere to ; which they do with great dexte-rity to get at the fifh. On the coaft of France,where the tides recede fo far as to leave the beds ofoyfters bare,
British zoology . Brif- fon aoy. St. Kilda. 35. IJlandis mas Tialldur, fceminaTilldra. Feroenfibus Kiel-der. NorvegisTicld v. Kield,Glib, Strand-Skiure. DanisStrand-Skade. Brunnicb,189. Br. Zool. 127. SEA Pies are very common on mod of ourcoafts -, feeding on marine infects, oyfters, lim-pets, &c. Their bills, which are comprefled fide-ways, and end obtufely, are very fit inftruments toinfmuate between the limpet and the rock thofefhells adhere to ; which they do with great dexte-rity to get at the fifh. On the coaft of France,where the tides recede fo far as to leave the beds ofoyfters bare, thefe birds feed on them; forcing the(hells open with their bills. They keep infummertime in pairs, laying their eggs on the bare ground: they TlXXLV JVP 215, Class IT. OYSTER CATCHER. AH they lay four of a whitifh brown hue, thinlyfpotted and ftriped with black : when any oneapproaches their young, they make a loud andfhrill noife. In winter they afTemble in vaft flocks,and are very wild. Weight fixteen ounces; length feventeen inches. Descrip,Bill three inches, compreffed, obtufe at the end,of a rich orange color: irides crimfon: edges ofthe eye-lids orange; beneath the lower a white , neck, fcapulars, and coverts of the wings afine black ; in fome the neck marked with white:wings duiky, with a broad tranfverfe band ofwhite: the back, bread, belly, and thighs white:tail Ihort, confifts of twelve feathers; the lowerhalf white; the end black: legs thick and flrong;of a dirty flefh color: middle toe connected to theexterior toe as far as the firft joint by a ftrong mem-brane : the claws dufky, Ihort and fiat. Vol. II. K k BILL 4*4 HAIL Class l\ BILL flender, a little comprefTcd, and (lightly
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