184 A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



TRINGA STAGNATILIS 



397. Tringa stagnatilis (Bechst.)— THE MARSH-SAND- 

 PIPER. 



ToTANUs STAGNATILIS Beclisteiii, Orn. Tasehenb., 11, p. 292, pi. (1803 — 



Germany). 



T. stagnatilis, Saunders, p. 020 (text) ; M. J. Xicoll, Brit. B., iii, p. 35G. 



Distribution. — England. — Four. One Tring (Herts.), Oct., 1887 

 (r/. Vict. Hist. Bucks., i, p. 150 ; Brit. B., iii, jd. 356 (footnote) and 

 Saunders, p. 620). Pair Rye Harbour (Sussex), female June 16 and 

 male June 18, 1909 (M. J. Kicoll, Brit. B., iii, p. 356). Female 

 Bodiam Marsh (Sussex), July 1, 1910 (J. B. Nichols, Brit. B., v, 

 p. 49). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Seems to breed in south Siberia and 

 Turkestan, throughout south-east Europe in suitable localities, and 

 possibly also in south France, while nesting in north-west Africa 

 has not yet been proved. Migrates to Africa, India, Indo-Chinese 

 countries, and eastern Archipelago south to Australia. 



PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS 



398. Phalaropus fulicarius (L.)— THE GREY PHALAROPE. 



Tringa fulicaria Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 148 (1758 — " America." 



Typical locality : Hudson Bay, Ex Edwards). 



Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus), Yarrell, iii, p. 310 ; Samiders, p. 565. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Passage-migrant. Scarce and 

 irregular all coasts (most regular south-west England) autumn, very 

 rare Avinter and spring. Occasional inland. Periodically (after 

 heavy south-west gales) in numbers, as autumns 1866, 1869, and 

 1886 in south England and autumn 1891 in many parts. Very rare 

 vagrant Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in arctic regions of Old and New 

 Worlds (in Eurox)e south to Iceland (rare), Spitsbergen, and 

 Novaya Zemlia), migrating in winter south to Falkland and Juan 

 Fernandez Islands, and Chile ; in the east to China and New Zealand. 

 In Europe in winter found on many inland waters and along coasts 

 to Mediterranean, also in north Africa. 



PHALAROPUS LOBATUS* 



399. Phalaropus lobatus (L.) — THE RED-NECKED 

 PHALAROPE. 



Tringa tobata (evident misprint for lohata, corrected p. 824) Linnaeus, 

 Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 148 (1758 — N. America and Lapland. Restricted 

 typical locality : Hudson Bay, from first and only quotation). 

 Phalaropus hyperboreus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, iii, p. 315 ; Saimders, p. 567. 



* P. lobatus is beyond doubt, and is the oldest specific name. — E.H. 



