Phalarope
(See Fig. 26, a.) Ad. in summer.--Crown and chin fuscous; cheeks white; back black, the feathers bordered with cream-buff; wings gray; some of the secondaries and tips of greater coverts white; upper tail- PHALAROPES. coverts rufous; under parts dull, reddish brown. Ad. in winter.-Top of the head and under parts white; region about the eye and back of the neck fuscous; back and scapulars dark pearl-gray; wings grayish fuscous, the coverts and secondaries tipped with white; rump and tail fuscous. Im. - "Top of the head, hind neck, back, and scapulars dull black, the feathers edged with ochraceous; wing-coverts, rump, and upper tail-coverts plumbeous, the middle coverts bordered with pale buff, the tail-coverts with ochraceous; head and neck (except as described above) and lower parts white, the throat and chest tinged with brownish buff. L., 8-12; W., 5.37; B., 87; Tar., '82" (Ridgw.). Range.-"Northern parts of northern hemisphere, breeding in the arctic regions and migrating south in winter; in the United States, south to the Middle States, Ohio Valley, and Cape St. Lucas; chiefly maritime" (A. O. U.). Washington, casual, one record, Oct. Long Island, not uncommon T. V., May; Aug. to Nov.
Nest, a slight hollow in the ground lined with a few bits of moss and grasses. Eggs, three to four, similar to those of the following species, 1.25 × 90. This pelagic species is found in numbers some distance off our coasts; it occurs on land rarely, and generally only after storms. 223. Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.). NORTHERN PHALAROPE. Ad.qin summer. Upper parts slaty gray; back and scapulars edged with ochraceousbuff; sides and front of the neck rufous, more or less mixed with slaty gray; rest of under parts white. Ad. & in summer.-Similar, but upper parts black, and with more ochraceous; sides and front of the neck mixed with fuscous. Ads. in winter.- Upper parts grayish, more or less mixed with white; tips of greater wing-coverts and sometimes part of the secondaries white, occasionally with traces of rufous on the sides of the neck; under parts white, more or less mottled with grayish on the breast. Im.-Upper parts black, edged with straw-color; forehead white; under parts white, breast sometimes lightly washed with buffy. L., 7·75; W., 450; Tar., 80; B., 85.