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and everywhere on west side Great Britain ; has occurred 0. and I. 

 Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands. Frequent migrant to Ireland. 

 Occasionally inland. Formerly summer-resident breeding from 

 south Yorks. to Norfolk ; last 1847 Norfolk, and possibly 1885 

 Lines. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in north Europe and Asia, in 

 Europe in Iceland (rarely Faeroes) and from Jutland, north Ger- 

 many (sparingly in Sweden) and 60'^ north in Russia south to Low 

 Countries, Hungary, and parts of central Russia and west Asia ; 

 migrates through Europe and west Asia ; winters in basin of 

 Mediterranean, and stragglers reach Canaries and Abyssinia ; 

 in Asia winter-quarters are chiefly India and Ceylon. Accidental 

 in Greenland. Appears to be represented by a closely -allied race — 

 perhaps of doubtful value — further eastwards. 



NUMENIUS ARQUATA 



404. Numenius arquata arquata (L.) — THE COMMON 

 CURLEW. 



ScoLOPAX Arquata Linnaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 145 (1758 — Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Xuinenius arquata (Linnseus), Yarrell, iii, p. 499 ; Saunders, p. 627. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident, passage-migrant, and 

 winter-visitor. Breeds sparingly Dorset, Wilts., and Hants., more 

 freely Devonian peninsula, exceptionally Norfolk (1910) and Surrey 

 (1897), commonly Wales and neighbouring counties, and from 

 Staffs, and Derbyshire northwards on high gi'ound (as well as on 

 low ground in Yorks.). Also Isle of Man. In Scotland breeds 

 generally and commonly, except 0. Hebrides, where nesting not 

 proved. In Ireland breeds all provinces. In early autumn 

 breeding -haunts deserted for coasts, on all of which it is found 

 autumn and spring and occasionally summer. 



Distributiox. — Abroad. — Breeds in Scandinavia, Russia, north 

 and south Germany (Bavaria), Austria, Galizia, Denmark, Holland, 

 Belgium, and in Brittany, also apparently on Canaries. Passes 

 through central and south Europe, appearing on Azores, and 

 wintering in Africa from Mediterranean districts to south Africa and 

 Madagascar. In Asia this form does not seem to reach further east 

 than the Khirgiz Steppes, being represented by a well distinguished 

 race further eastwards, and replaced by another species in east 

 Siberia. 



NUMENIUS PHiEOPUS 



405. Numenius phaeopus phaeopus (L.)— THE WHIMBREL. 



ScoLOPAX Ph^opus Linnaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 140 (1758 — Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Numenius phceopus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, iii, p. 507 ; Saunders, p. 629. 



