392 Mr. W. C. Tait on the Birds of Portugal. 



"Lavadeira" comes from its habit of bobbing np and down, 

 as a washerwoman does when soaping and scrubbing clothes 

 at the river-side. 



238. ToTANUs ocHRopus (Linn.) . " Passaro bique-bique," 

 Estarreja ; " Bite-bite/^ Murtoza. 



The Green Sandpiper is a common winter visitant, arriving 

 in September, and I have seen it during the months of Oc- 

 tober, November, and December. A favourite locality is the 

 muddy ditches cut for draining the swampy ground at Es- 

 moriz, Ovar, and Estarreja. Like its relative, this bird has 

 a strong scent repulsive to dogs. It springs up rather like 

 a Snipe, and is apt to draw on it a snap-shot, unless it 

 utters its shrill noisy piping soon enough. 



239. ToTANUS GLAREOLA (LiuU.). 



In November 1883 the Coimbra Museum received two 

 specimens of the Wood Sandpiper from Estarreja. 



240. ToTANus CALiDRis (Liuu.). " Fusello,^-" Aveiro. 

 The first arrivals of Redshanks are at the end of July, and 



in August many flocks are to be seen at the mouth of the 

 river Douro, preferring the muddy parts. They remain at 

 Oporto only a short time, their favourite haunts being the 

 muddy salt-pans of Aveiro, where they are to be found plen- 

 tifully during the wintei', and are a great nuisance to the 

 duck-punters from their noisy and vigilant habits. 



241. ToTANUS Fuscus (Linn.). 



There are specimens of the Spotted Redshank in the Lisbon 

 Museum. 



242. ToTANUs CANESCENS (Gmcl.). 



The Green shank appears occasionally at the mouth of the 

 Douro. On April 11th, 1884, I shot one on the lagoon at 

 Faro, where some more were seen on the same occasion. 



243. LiMOSA LAPPONiCA (Linn.). 



The Bar-tailed Godwit has been observed by me during 

 the months of August (4th), October (several times), De- 

 cember, March (8th and 27th), May (21st), and doubtfully 



