TEMMINCK’S STINT 301 
Nest.—The nest, usually situated near water, is a depres- 
sion, scantily lined with sedges, grasses, or rushes. The 
eggs, four in number, are pale ae shading to greenish-grey, 
blotched with several shades of brown. The males have 
been obtained with large incubation patches on the breast 
(Collet), but females have been taken off the nest. 
(Popham). 
Geographical distribution.—This Stint breeds in Nor- 
thern Europe, viz., in Norway, Sweden, and North Russia ; 
also in Siberia. It nests somewhat locally to the north of 
the Gulf of Bothnia (Wolley). 
Its migration in autumn extends over the European 
Continent to the basin of the Mediterranean; eastward 
it may be traced over Tropical Africa and Asia, as far 
south as India. 
DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS. 
PLUMAGE. Adult male nuptial. — Head, neck, back, 
scapulars, and wings, greyish-brown, with darker stripes, 
especially on the back; primaries, brownish, except the 
outer one on each side, which is nearly white ; wing, barred 
with a narrow white line; tail, brownish, except the two 
outer pairs of feathers on either side, which are white; 
throat and breast, buff-brown, with darker streaks; abdo- 
men, white. 
Adult female nuptial.—Similar to the male plumage. 
Adult winter, male and female.—Closely resembles the 
winter-plumage of the Common Sandpiper (vide p. 330). 
Immature, male and female.—Feathers of the back and 
wings tipped with grey; fore-neck tinged with fulvous- 
erey, but no brownish streaks as in the adults; outer tail- 
feathers not as pure white as those of the adult. 
Brak. Black. 
FEET. Greenish-grey. 
IripEs. Dark brown. 
AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 
TOTAL LENGTH ria ata 
WING ane au Sas? ORO Le 
BEAK Pa a ae 5 OkOwwe ae 
TARSO-METATARSUS Oron 
Eee Lee <0 Serr 
