. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE KNOT. TRINGA CANUTUS. Beak straight, a little longer than the head, much dilated towards the tip ; tail even at the extremity ; a small part of the tibia naked. WinterâThroat and abdomen â white; breast and flanks white, barred with ash-broA\Ti; upper plumage ash-grey, mottled with brown; wing-coverts tipped with white ; rump and upper tail-coverts white, with black crescents ; bill and legs greenish black. SummerâStreak over the eye, nape, and all the under plumage, rusty- red, the nape streaked with black ; back streaked and spotted with black, red
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE KNOT. TRINGA CANUTUS. Beak straight, a little longer than the head, much dilated towards the tip ; tail even at the extremity ; a small part of the tibia naked. WinterâThroat and abdomen â white; breast and flanks white, barred with ash-broA\Ti; upper plumage ash-grey, mottled with brown; wing-coverts tipped with white ; rump and upper tail-coverts white, with black crescents ; bill and legs greenish black. SummerâStreak over the eye, nape, and all the under plumage, rusty- red, the nape streaked with black ; back streaked and spotted with black, red, and grey. The upper plumage of young birds is mottled with reddish bro-\ATi, grey, black, and dull white ; legs dull green. Length ten inches. Eggs unknown. The Knot, Willughby informs us, is so called from having been a favourite dish of King Canutus, or Knute. It is a migratory bird, visiting the coasts of Great Britain early in autumn, and remaining here till sjDring, when it retires northwards to breed. During the intervening months it keeps exclusively to the sandy or muddy sea-shore, assem- bling in small flocks, and mixing freely with Dunlins, Sanderlings, and Purple Sandpipers. Some authors state that it feeds principally early and late in the day, and during moonlight nights; but I have seen it on the coast of Norfolk in winter feeding at all hours of the day. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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