British zoology . Class II, W H I M B R E L 43 flocks in April, but continues there no longer thanMay; nor is it feen there any other time of year :it feems at that leafon to be on its paiTage to itsbreeding place, which I fufpect to be among theHighlands of Scotland. The fpecific difference is the fize; this never ex-ceeding the weight of twelve ounces. The bill is inches three quarters long; dnfky above, redbelow: the feathers on the head and neck arebrown tinged with red, marked in the middle withan oblong black fpot: the cheeks of a paler color:the upper part of the back, the c
British zoology . Class II, W H I M B R E L 43 flocks in April, but continues there no longer thanMay; nor is it feen there any other time of year :it feems at that leafon to be on its paiTage to itsbreeding place, which I fufpect to be among theHighlands of Scotland. The fpecific difference is the fize; this never ex-ceeding the weight of twelve ounces. The bill is inches three quarters long; dnfky above, redbelow: the feathers on the head and neck arebrown tinged with red, marked in the middle withan oblong black fpot: the cheeks of a paler color:the upper part of the back, the coverts of thewings, the fcapulars, and the farther!: quil-feathers,are of the fame color with the neck, but the blackfpots fpread out tranfverfely on each web: the -quil-feathers duiky ; their fhafts white ; and theirexterior webs marked with large femicircularwhite fpots. The bread, belly, and lower partof the back are white: the coverts of the tail, andthe tail itfelf, are of a very pale whitifh brown,eroded wit
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