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SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 



PLATE CLXVIl. FIG. II. 



Tt'inga macularia, . . . Pennant. Montagu. 



Totanus macidarius, . . . Selbt. Jentns. 



Totanus macularia, . . . Temminck. 



The nest of the Spotted Sandpiper is placed in some 

 well-hidden spot in a field, and is composed of short 

 pieces of dry straw, or other such materials as furnished 

 by the locality. 



The eggs are of a pale reddish white colour, spotted 

 and speckled with grey, and brown of a darker and 

 lighter shade. They are four in number. The young, 

 as soon as hatched, run about with wonderful speed. 



The figure on the plate is from an egg forwarded 

 by J. E.. De Capel Wise, Esq., of Lincoln College, 

 Oxford. 



