. . lakes in New England. More commonly the flocks migrateat sea at a long distance from land. If the sea is calm theyrest upon the water, and sometimes prefer to escape from theintruder by swimming rather than by flying. The habit ofrising often, flying about and alighting on the water to feedis characteristic of these birds and distinguishes them from theSandpipers. Sometimes in the interior they get their food bywading about in the shallow water. Elliot says that in the northern seas it feeds on the ani-malculse which form the foo
. . lakes in New England. More commonly the flocks migrateat sea at a long distance from land. If the sea is calm theyrest upon the water, and sometimes prefer to escape from theintruder by swimming rather than by flying. The habit ofrising often, flying about and alighting on the water to feedis characteristic of these birds and distinguishes them from theSandpipers. Sometimes in the interior they get their food bywading about in the shallow water. Elliot says that in the northern seas it feeds on the ani-malculse which form the food of the right whale, and soit follows that the whalers give it the name of whale-bird,because the presence of large numbers of these birds at seausually signifies that whales may be expected. » Mackay, George H.: Auk, 1892, pp. 294-298. See also Gerrit Miller, same page. BIRDS HUNTED FOR FOOD OR SPORT. 227 NORTHERN PHALAROPE {Lobipcs lobatus). Common or local names: Sea-goose; Mackerel Goose; Web-footed Peep; Bank-bird;White Bank-bird; Sea-snipe; Length. — 7 to about 8 inches; bill rather short (.80 to .88), very slender. Adult Female in Breeding Plumage. — Above dark slaty gray streaked withyellowish brown on back; small crescents above and below eye white;wing dusky, marked with white; throat white; neck rich rust red orchestnut nearly all round; below white, marked on sides with slatygray. Adult Male in Breeding Plumage. — Similar but duller; more brown above;less chestnut on neck, which is more or less streaked; forehead largelywhite; crown marked with yellowish brown. Adult Female and Male in Winter. — Forehead white; crown and other upperparts mainly gray, streaked with white; hind neck grajash; sides ofhead, throat and under parts white; a slate patch, surrounding the eyeand its incomplete white ring, extends back over ear. Young. — Similar, but with more black and yellowish brown on back. Field Marks. — Difficult to distinguish from the Red Ph
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