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No. 114. COMMON SANDPIPER. (Tiin^uidus liy[)oleucLis.) 



This spccit's, ol'tcii called tlic " 8uiimier-Snipe," is a regulai' visitor 

 to tlic Biitisli Islaiids, aniving iu April and departing in September. It 

 breeds on the Ijanks of almost every loch and stream iu Scotland, and 

 is common in Ireland, Wales anil the northern and western portions of 

 England, but less plentiful in the southern and eastern counties. Its 

 nest, of dry grass, leaves, etc., is placed in a hollow in the ground, 

 usually in the proximity of fiesh water. The eggs are four in number, 

 and of a creaniy-ljurt' colour, finely s[)otted with grey and with two shades 

 of browii. 



Siitherlandshiie, .June. 



Pn^sentiH by Colonel L. H. Irbij \ Captain S. G. Beid. 



No. 115. REDSHANK, ('rotanus culidris.) 



A common species during the summer months throughout the British 

 Islands, but on the approach of cold weather the majority of birds move 

 southward, though some remain on the coasts throughout the winter. 

 It breeds in marshy districts and pastures, nesting iu a hollow in the 

 ground among rushes, heather, or long grass. The eggs, which are 

 usually well concealed, are four in number, and are of a greenish-buff 

 colour, blotched and spotted with pur[>lisli-browu. 



The birds betray great anxiety when their uest is approached, and 

 endeavour to lead the intruder away by Hying roiinil and uttering their 

 shrill but [ilaintive note. 



Two nests are exhibited with the parent birds — one pair with eggs, 

 the other with young. 



( 'uiiibciland, .1 luie. 



Fn'.si'u/et/ //// /Ac lier, II. A. Miicjj//i'rson. 



No. 116. GREENSHANK. (Glottis nebularius.) 



An annual migrant to the British Islands, many remaining to breed 

 on the moors in the northern parts of Scotland. It feeds on small fish, 

 molluscs, worms, crustaceans, beetles, etc. The nest, a mere hollow in 

 the ground, thinly lined with dry grass or heather, and frecpiently 

 sheltered by a stone, is generally situated near the edge of a loch or 

 other fresh water. The eggs, four in uuuiber, are of a greenish-butf 

 blotched and spotted with rich brown and purplish-grey. 



Sutherlandshire, ,'2»th May. 



l'rtf!<ented bij Colonel L. H. Irhij i^ Cuiitaln .S. C Real. 



