1921.] Winter Avifauna of the Camargiie. 607 



Squatarola squatarola (L.) . 



The Grey Plover was not common. A flock of t&n was 

 seen in the vast flats of the Isle Mornue in the Etang do 

 Valcares, and a single individdal was seen near Les Saintes 

 Maries. 



Vanellus vanellus (L.). 



The Lapwing was not common, and was absent from the 

 sonth-western portion of the Camargue. 



Calidris alba (Pallas). 



A largo flock of Sanderlino- seen on the beacli near Les 

 Saintes Maries on 29 Dec. 



Erolia alpina alpina (L.). 



The Dunlin was common in large flocks. 



Tringa ochropus L. 



A flock of eight with Redshanks in one of the fresher 

 marshes north of Les Saintes Maries. 



Tringa totanus (L.). 



The Redshank was widely distributed in small numbers. 



Numenius arquata arquata (L.). 



The Curlew could not be culled common, compared with 

 its numbers on the coasts of England and Holland. It was 

 seen daily in small numbers. 



Numenius tenuirostris Vieill. 



It was a delightful surprise to see a flock of five of these 

 birds near the Etang de Valcares, apparently much tamer 

 than the common Curlew, as they allowed a much closer 

 approach. The much shorter and less curved bill is an 

 excellent field-mark, and at any distance the bird has a 

 lio-hter colour-effect. 



Limnocryptes gallinula (L.). 



TwHi Jack Sni[)e were flushed froni a marshy meadow near 

 the Etang de Valcares. 



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