36 



KNOT. 



RED SANDPIPER. ASH-COLOURED SANDPIPER, 

 PLATE CLXXV. — FIG. II. 



Tringa Canutiis, . . . Montagu. 

 Tnnga Islandica, . . . Pennant. 



Tringa cinerea, . . . Temminck. 

 Calidris Canutus, . . . Fleming. 



A TUFT of grass serves as a depository for the eggs 

 of this species. 



They are stated to be four in number, of a light 



yellowish brown colour, marked at the larger end with 



grey and reddish spots, forming more or less of a 



belt, and less spotted towards the smaller end. 



' The figure on the plate is taken from a specimen 



>« ( forwarded by J. R. De Capel Wise, Esq., of Lincoln 



, College, Oxford. 



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