British zoology . RUFF JW1<?2. Class II. RUFF. 457 Avis pugnax. Aldr. arv. III. mer. BriJJhn av. v. 240. J92« Ruff. 167. tab. 22. Wil. orn. 302. , Dams Bruufhane. Bru7inich9 Raiijyn. a<v. 107. 168. Krofsier. Kram. 352. Streitfchnepfe, Rampfhaehn- Tringa pugnax. 247. lein. Frifch, II. 232, 235. Brufhane. Faun. 175. Br. Zool. 123. Scopoli, No. Le Combattant, ou Paon de 140. THE males, or Ruffs, affume fuch variety ofcolors in feveral parts of their plumage,that it is fcarce pofiible to fee two alike j but thegreat length of the feathers on the neck, that givesname to the
British zoology . RUFF JW1<?2. Class II. RUFF. 457 Avis pugnax. Aldr. arv. III. mer. BriJJhn av. v. 240. J92« Ruff. 167. tab. 22. Wil. orn. 302. , Dams Bruufhane. Bru7inich9 Raiijyn. a<v. 107. 168. Krofsier. Kram. 352. Streitfchnepfe, Rampfhaehn- Tringa pugnax. 247. lein. Frifch, II. 232, 235. Brufhane. Faun. 175. Br. Zool. 123. Scopoli, No. Le Combattant, ou Paon de 140. THE males, or Ruffs, affume fuch variety ofcolors in feveral parts of their plumage,that it is fcarce pofiible to fee two alike j but thegreat length of the feathers on the neck, that givesname to them, at once diftinguifhes thefe from allother birds. On the back of their necks is a fino;u- tuft of feathers fpreading wide on both , and the former, in fome are black; inothers white, yellow, or ferruginous; but this tuftand the ruffs frequently differ in colors in the famebird. The feathers that bear an uniformity of color-ing through each individual of this fex, are thecoverts of the wings, which are br
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