THE RED PHALAROPRE.

Tue Phalaropes are small but beautiful
birds. They glide over the water swiftly
and easily, and are able to withstand the
heaviest waves, like stormy petrels. They
are too light and buoyant to dive. They
can walk and run quickly, but are seldom
seen on the ground. Their flight is easy
and elegant. The nests of the Phalaropes
are among the grass or reeds. The young
birds run about and swim as soon as they
are hatched. The Phalaropes inhabit the
Arctic seas, whence they migrate, at the
approach of winter, into the warmer re-
gions. The Red Phalarope has a fine
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