h p a t i c u l a b i c i n c t a .
Double-banded Dottrel.
Monctw, IdMT nSgi^
^mmii-treasfei ; .g24
jEgiatm? ’ §
' fU MPu- v LJILL11III1M - ^ xv““u «*« uuc apcuica pieniiruuy dispersed along
■ ■ H j H ,,f g a g « |.,u,j, H H Sg | $ £ g g aml if8 neighb0; rh0^ i § | f
^ M a B p ^ - f ^ P M ^ f e * r . . n d B M H M M M W B 1 occurrence
^ would W ^ ^ t B w w f t i jd dm visited. Durin| my stay at
l ^ . r f f . lo n fl„< ks o t , onsid^able numbers visited t b e ^ g b jm the'vicinity"and appeared to be acting
p j ^ j . v . r f r mijraroiv . r n p u l ^ . ' f ^ other part o f the
| K y " Jlr' nt,l> >"m | g H H ™ ul 1 ™ ^ ' ! *; XJgjBffiSS r 'T h i s occurred about the
pl.Tth .,1 M a y ^ a g ^ lf r fjh e^ A u s^ sh a n winter T h e^ f lig |t| coos^fed of biulyif'various ages and in
EM fri-iii si it. - ot pl'uiiuee; some having mere^indieations' only o f^ th e^ d s o n j j l breast, while others had
tb. .< m . 1 1 . . . . II defined, but u’gne M y ^ a p g p r T iT d.i?^ompaji^igiPlate, which
p ^ p e u r s to befflic full sup m< e Qh P1 i1? 1 'y^ p l *>. < it. uni 1 In i, nftlii Jr Issembling in large flocks,
^ind evngPug gparrulit. to ih'c-g^ ^ t r irh.iv ib^ ^ ib tS d i'.iij^ . " ,h .^ h lS a ^ g t i assign to thii.
lJifiil‘ A<lill. iTrit h ‘totijmnhjji lu. g g ^ jB j e g j t i e r s o g g g g e ^ ^ M the dark colour and greater length
' (»t-ifc. larw and bill show .n approach typical Plpyfir«'. ' It ftoiAdynM surprise me if it should
||5rCjve, that in... id ifebr..ding < a tli u d . - l^ . ih is '-p ^ . resorts fSrJthat purposOSa inlano districts;
_ U pmnl iw.yimfdtb, uiostVintmgjjiig to ascertain, and hegeto direct the attention of the highly
^ esteemed friend to whom I ha.uiyalbdcd abovc; numerous- specimens I killed at George Town, no
were alike J | | | h & iiiK. J'mn'^nmOiin'whether the sexes -vli .■ r.?:t.lTil laimilarlv marked nr not,
liut ijtf^gipg» from other species X pres mum they are.
The Double-handed Dottrel; runs qver the ground with great swiftness; all in the floik take flight
^together,land',mount high inillir air, wliicJi‘ thpjtp .s-Trlfrouph' n r j .pin hi., suddenly wheel about, and
aftciT flying a mile or two return, und ipuchyagatn within a hundred yards of the spot from whence they B i l l
lt:>lt(e||etadult state a broad s^ip^of white erosses-.theyforidicmlJ|above which tile feathers arc black, which
repldur gradually pa-.. - Lfiro£Th.iRlnlunil pale brown V.In.dfy oyerd LhnE.vllcde of the. upper surface; outer
webs o f the primaries blaekisljfBrown; gfflSLwebs paler; throat white, surrounded with a narrow line of
blacks which commences above the.upper ntandibh- aiid^BAMi^dnwdJth^ -id. - of the neck and forms
a broad Kami; across the breast dtii.rdss^nd^p^ JtiU^cmtretob tbji- abdomen a broad baud o f bright
tail-feathers greyish brown, those on each
■'ffide'paler, and the exterior Sues ftlvite;xmm blaekish W o r n scarlet; bill black,'-slightty tinged
with olive ;;feet pale sickly yfUMpsh white; joi n t s ' h n e c S & d tpest b r o w p ^ ^ S
The Plate represents an adniMJale a ^ ^m a lp ,-a b® a n immature bird of the natural size.