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THE LIMICOLZ OF THE CLYDE AREA. 53 
upper parts when the bird is on the ground. In flight it 
shows a great extent of white on the lower back, but it lacks 
the conspicuous white secondaries of the common redshank. 
It has a characteristic note generically allied to those of the 
common and spotted redshanks. This note was rendered by 
the late Howard Saunders as “‘chee-weet, chee-weet,” and it is 
quickly uttered. 
Red-breasted Snipe (Macrorhampus griseus (J. F. Gmelin) ) 
—One shot near Lanark, and recorded by Gray, is the only 
occurrence known. (‘‘ Birds of the West of Scotland,” p. 316.) 
Bar-tailed Godwit (ZLimosa lapponica (L.))—A common 
Species in suitable localities by the shore. It prefers muddy 
or oozy stretches to clean, sandy, or gravelly shores. It is 
most common in autumn and spring, frequent in winter, and 
a few may be seen in midsummer. It is not a shy species, 
and may often be observed from a moderate distance. It is 
rare inland, one bird seen at Waulkmill Glen Dam in Sep- 
tember, 1909, and one at Balgray Dam in September, 1911, 
being the only occurrences known. Some of the birds seen in 
June are in breeding plumage, and an example in this plumage 
was obtained at Maidens in December, 1912. The greatest 
number I have seen in one flock was nineteen at St. Ninian’s 
Bay, Bute, on 3rd June, 1898, and I saw about the same 
number at Troon on 30th September, 1907. 
Black-tailed Godwit (Z. belgica (J. F. Gmelin) )—The black- 
tailed godwit is a scarce visitor mostly in autumn. One was 
shot on Loch Lomond in 1851, one near Dumbarton in 1867, 
one at Castle-Semple Loch in 1869, one at Caldwell, 1899, one 
seen at Balgray Dam, 1899, three at Gad Loch, Lenzie, in May, 
1907 (the only spring record), one at Waulkmill Glen Dam in 
1909, four at Balgray Dam and two at Troon in 1911, and 
again two at Troon in 1912. This species is shier than the 
preceding one, but with a little care one can get sufficiently 
near to observe it easily through binoculars. I have noticed 
that when feeding they do not require to raise their long bills 
from the ground to swallow their food. It passes up between 
the mandibles from the tip of the bill to the gullet without 
any apparent raising of the head. The only note I have heard 
this species utter is a short “kip, kip,” somewhat like some 
notes of the black-headed gull. 
*Common Curlew (Vumenius arquata (L.))—An abundant 
