Class. II. LITTLE SANDPIPER. 473 



fea coafts during the winter : in their flight they 

 perform their evolutions with great regularity -, ap- 

 pearing like a white, or a dusky cloud, as they turn 

 their backs or their breads towards you. They 

 leave our fhores in fpring, and retire to fome un- 

 known place to breed. 



They were formerly a well known difh at our ta- 

 bles ; known bv the name of Stints. 



rip HIS is the led* of the genus, fcarcely equal- 207. Little 



•*■ ling a hedge fparrow in fize. The head, 

 upper fide of the neck, the back, and coverts of 

 the wings brown, edged with black and pale ruf- 

 ty brown. Bread and belly white. 



The greater coverts dusky, tipt with white: the 

 primaries and fecondaries of the fame colors. The 

 tail dusky. Legs black. 



This fpecimen was communicated to me by the 

 Rev. Mr. Green, of Trinity College, Cambridge', 

 and was mot near that place in September. It is 

 common to North America and Europe, 



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