314 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. 



DUSKY REDSHANK. 



TOTANUS FUSCUS. 



Genus Totanus. 



Spotted Redshank. 



Spring and autumn visitor, principally to the eastern 

 coasts of England, but not common. Only an oc- 

 casional straggler to Scotland and Ireland. It varies 

 much in summer and winter plumage. 



BAR-TAILED GODWIT. 



TOTANUS RUFUS. 



Genus Totanus. 



Common Godwit — Grey Godwit. 



A spring and autumn visitor, more common on the 

 eastern coasts than the western, and preferring the 

 low-lying shores. Not known to breed anywhere in 

 Britain. 



BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. 



TOTANUS MELANURUS. 



Genus Totanus. 

 Red Godwit. 



An occasional spring and autumn visitor, much 

 rarer than the last. It formerly bred in the fen 

 districts, but now does so no longer. 



