W M E N O T MINUTU'4 ; Gould.
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Numenius minutm,-€rduia4m^,oc^^^^^^^pPart VIII.
I killed jggpBRK&i» sp e c ie s£ p n « ^ ^ flock .of aboutplenty iri number wjjpif was <lSj%€g oyer the racecourse
afc MaVpoBdn New:§buth \V|les, on the April 1839. The flock was constantly rising and
^y^S^Qypdi ^Qtnetimes | l | | l|e dista n p eo fd mile, rpturnjhg again "alfghfcingIand running -q n i^ lVnvpr the
after tlje m^mier of the PloverS. W 0 k »hove was t h e ^ R m ^ n c e in which the bird came
under my observation during my stay in the country, consequently I am unable to state auything^respeeting
the extent but I may mention that I possess a specimen p ro c i^ ^ ^S t Port
JEssingtop.;
Forehead d irk b|p^n mettled with, buff; lores and line.behind theleye^fiuff; back, sides qjgBfigtint of
the neck buff, with a fine line of brown down the centre ofieachfeath er; ajl the upper surface blackish
brown^with a series o f triangular spots round tjje /^ ^® |£ q f the feathers o f a sandy buff; shoulders,
prlmjrfes and' secondaries blackish brown, the latter w3|n|white shafts; rui||||hd tail-coverts dark brown
6|no|i^d-with white on the margins 5 tail greyish brown barred with black ; chin white; under surface light
flanks an&under surface o f the wing deep buff, regularly barred with arrow-shaped marks o f brown;
^^tes^hlack1: bill fleshy at the basej ,ofiv%b^p^a at the lip ; feet bluish flesh-colour.
• The Plate represents the two sexes of-the natural size.