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GREEN I.
Description.
This inhabits Italy, fbme parts of Germany, and is alfo very
common about the Cajpian and Black Seas, afcending up the rivers
to breed. Frequent in flocks about the lakes j but none feen
in Siiiria, though faid to be met with in Denmark *, where it is
called Ryle-Bottifneppe.
Le Courly marron, Br if. Orn. v. § f 3-29. 5.-
T h E plumage in this is moftly of a glolfy chefnut, and the
bread has a green tinge. It is. mod likely a variety of the
lad defcribed, and found on the Ihores of the Danube.
Namenius viridis, N. C. Petr. xv. p. 462. t. 19. (Gmelin.) ,
g I Z E of the Curlew : length nineteen inches and a half. Bill
three inches and a half; much bent, fmooth, and of a lead-
coloured brown; the lower mandible flelh-colour at the lides,
and beneath : irides pale : between the bill and eyes black, rough,
and naked : under the chin the fkin is dilatable, forming a fmall
pouch : above the eye a white fpot, beginning behind, and tending
to the hind head : on the crown two or three irregular fpots
of the fame; excepting thefe fpots the head is blackilh, the feathers
margined with a pale colour: chin blackilh, marked with
fmall whitilh fpots: neck greyilh black; on the upper part before
three tranfverfe whitilh bands, with a fourth beneath them,
but lefs diftinft : back and tail green gold: rump, breaft, belly,
and thighs, blackilh brown : wing coverts and quills deep lhining
green, glolfed with blue : legs and claws deep black.
* Muller. Rrunnicb.
This
This has the fame haunts as the next fpecies, and feeds in the
fame manner, being often found together; but differs in nof
foaring fo high, rather Ikimming along the air, fomewhat in the
nature of the Swallow. It feems to have great affinity to the
Bay Ib is '.
Numenius igneus, N. C. Petr, xv, p. 460. 1 .18. (Gmtlzn).
Lev* Muf,
T E N G T H almoft two feet. Bill five inches, fmooth, round-
ilh, much bent, green, fading to olive when dead: eye-lids
brown: irides olive: eyes placed in a white fpace: under the
chin a fmall dilatable pouch : head and neck black; the feathers
fringed with white : the reft of the body variegated with blackilh
blue, green, and vinaceous, and in general very glolfy ; hence the
bird, in flying, appears gilded when the fun ihines upon it:
quills green gold, and when clofed reach the end of the ta il:
wing coverts next the body reddifh and blue mixed; the next
feries black, red, and green ; the laft, and quills, green gold :
tail the fame, glolfed in different lights with red and violet: legs
very long, of a bright green : claws crooked, black.
This inhabits Rujfia, chiefly the Ihores of the Don, and about
the Choper: lives on filh and infefts: flies in flocks, and builds
on trees. In-the Leverian Mufeum is one of thele, which was
Ihot in Cornwall.
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GLOSSY I.
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