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while in Cyprus it is found on passage in March, April, and May 

 (birds seen in Greece on 25th July and in South China on 11th and 

 24th July were either nonbreeders or extraordinarily early migrants 

 southward). The first arrivals reach their breeding grounds in 

 Germany about the end of March, and in the Baltic states they arrive 

 about the end of March or early April. 



Fall migration. — Leaving their breeding grounds in Central 

 Europe about the end of July, they pass the Straits of Gibraltar 

 about August-September and in Greece arrive in some numbers in 

 September, In the Iraq marshes the arrival takes place during 

 August, while in India it sometimes comes during the latter half of 

 July, but more frequently in August. In southeastern China the first 

 arrivals come in about the end of July or early in August, but the 

 main body passes in September or October. In Burma it is generally 

 distributed during the winter months, but apparently does not range 

 down the Malay Peninsula. 



Casual records. — It is a winter visitor to Japan and occurs occasion- 

 ally on the Canaries, but the record from Mauritius must be regarded 

 as doubtful, and that from Australia by R. Hall is due to confusion 

 with T. glareola. Gould's record from Borneo is also doubtful and 

 the American records can only be received with some suspicion. 



Egg dates. — In Germany out of some 2'5 records only five fall be- 

 tween April 15 and 24. From May 2 to 15 there are nine records, 

 from May 18 to 29 five records, and from June 1 to 23, six records. 

 Probably most of these late dates are due to birds laying again 

 which have been previously robbed. In Sweden all dates fall between 

 May 6 and June 20 (13 records) and of these eight fall between May 

 6 and May 21. The second half of May is the usual time in the 

 southern Provinces, but in the north and Finland few eggs are laid 

 before June. In Siberia eggs may be found till the first half of 

 July. 



RHYACOPHILUS GLAREOLA (Linnaeus) 

 WOOD SANDPIPER 



Co7itriJ)utcd 'by Francis Charles Robert Jourdain 

 HABITS 



The only record of this species within North American limits is due 

 to Chase Littlejohn (1904), who obtained a single specimen on May 

 27, 1894, on Sanak Island, Alaska. 



Courtship.— Owv information on this point is somewhat scanty. 

 The song flight has of course been frequently described and observed, 

 but the actual courtship of the female can only be observed under 

 somewhat difficult conditions and there must be a considerable ele- 



