. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relation; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . The head, neck, and back deep greenish-black ; the throat often half-ringod Avith white. Europe. 2. H. jxdllatus. The head and neck brownish-black; theback greyish-brown. America. The name Haematopus, or Bloody-foot, given to thisgenus by Linnaeus, was sufficiently appropriate so long asonly the European s])ecios Avas known; but Avhcn it is con-
. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relation; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . The head, neck, and back deep greenish-black ; the throat often half-ringod Avith white. Europe. 2. H. jxdllatus. The head and neck brownish-black; theback greyish-brown. America. The name Haematopus, or Bloody-foot, given to thisgenus by Linnaeus, was sufficiently appropriate so long asonly the European s])ecios Avas known; but Avhcn it is con-sidered that another has the feet flesh-colour, a second pink,and a third white, the generic name becomes quite inappli-cable. It might be expedient, therefore, to follow Lesson inhaving recourse to Brissons name Ostralega, although, asthe former author observes, it is not itself happily chosen,for although several Oyster-catchers live on shell-fish, theydo not eat oysters. Ostralegus, hoAvever, signifies merelyshell-gatherer, and in so far is correct enough, although notdistinctive, for manv birds are shell-gatherers. 152 H^MATOPUS OSTRALEGUS. THE PIEDOYSTER-CATCIIER. SEA PIE. SEA riET. PIANET. CIIOLLDRICK. TRILLACHAX. TRILLACHAX- T11AGIL\ Fio. 14. Haematopus Ostralegus. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 2o. Hsematopus Ostralegus. Lath. Ind. Omith. IL 752. Oyster-catcher. Mont. Omith. Diet. Llluiterier Pie. Haematopus Ostralegus. Temm. Man. dOruith. II. 531. Hicmatopus Ostralegus. Common Oyster-eatcher. Flem. Brit. Anim. 115. Common Oyster-catcher. Haematopus Ostralegus. Selby Illustr. Brit. Omith. II. Ostralegus. Pied Oyster-catcher. Jen. Brit. Vert. Anim. Ostralegus. Bonap. Comp. List, 46. BUI vermilion ; feet purplish-red; head, iiee/c, fore partof Back, icings, and terminal half of tail Black; the restuhite. k M.\LE.—This beautiful and not uncommon bird is nearlyas large as the Curlew, of a compact form, rather robust,with a longish neck; ratlun- smal
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