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brown on the axillae, flanks and under tail-covers. The tail is 

 entirely of a dark olive with green reflections, all the feathers 

 except the two in the centre being tipped for an inch and a 

 quarter with reddish brown, very conspicuous when the tail is 

 thrown up, but nearly concealed from above when it is closed. 

 The feathers on the throat extend in a central line, the sides 

 exhibiting a narrow streak of bare livid skin. 



Charadrius virginiacus, Borkh. (Plover, Golden Plover.) n.s. 

 " Migratory, arrive here in September," is the note to this 

 species, and our specimens of both exhibit the intermediate state 

 of plumage after having bred and putting on the dress of winter, 

 which season would be partially spent by them in Tobago and the 

 adjacent islands. 



Charadrius semipalmatus, Bonap. n. 

 " Migratory : feeds on small bivalve shells ; runs with a zigzag 

 course, according to the flowing and receding of the waves, very 

 nimbly along the beach, running ten or fifteen yards at a time, 

 halting a second and then resuming the course as before. Not 

 common ; shot in March." 



Strepsilas interpres, Linn. (Rock Plover.) n. s. 

 " Migratory and very rare ; shot in January ; times of its arrival 

 and departure not known." 



Catatrophorus semipalmatus, Gmel. (Curlew.) n. 

 " Shot in October, a solitary bird on the beach." Another 

 bird was shot out of " a flock of several hundreds which coursed 

 for a whole day on the sea- coast near my residence without 

 coming to land above five minutes." 



Totanus flavipes, Vieill. (Long-legs.) n. 

 " Migratory, arriving here in July and August and departing 

 in October or November." 



Totanus chloropygius, Vieill. (Sandpiper, Solitary.) n. 

 " Migratory : feeds upon small shells." 

 Totanus macularius, Linn. (Sandpiper, Little.) n. s. 

 " Migratory : feeds on small crabs and small bivalve shells." 



Tringa pectoralis, Bonap. (Sandpiper.) n. 



Tringa pusilla, Leisl. (Heath Sandpiper.) n. 



Scolopax Wilsonii, Ord. (Snipe.) n. 



" Migratory. They arrive in small numbers in October and 

 continue until January. They are never seen or heard sporting 

 on wing on a calm day or evening as in Britain, but they utter 

 when suddenly surprised the same feeble squeak." 



