198 BIRDS OF MIDDLESEX. 



Earlj^ in May, 1863, Mr. Bond saw a pair at the 

 same place ; and on October 9tli of the same year, 

 of a second pair which visited us, I was fortunate 

 enough to secure the male. Mr. W. H. Power and 

 his brother killed four Little Stints at Kingsbury 

 Reservoir in the autumn of 1864. 



On the 10th June, 1865, an unusual date to find 

 this species, four Little Stints appeared at the same 

 piece of water, and one of them was shot by Mr. H. 

 Greenwood, of Hampstead. This specimen I had 

 subsequently an opportunity^ of examining, and it 

 proved to be an adult bird in summer plumage. 

 The different appearance which it presented in 

 comparison with examples obtained in the same 

 localit}^ in spring and autumn was very striking. 

 The upper portion of the plumage had a rich reddish 

 brown tinge, like the same parts in the Dunlin 

 when in summer dress. The spots on the throat 

 and upper part of the breast were also of a rufous 

 tint, like the same parts exhibited bj^ the Sander- 

 ling in summer. 



Temminck's Stint, Tringa Temminckii. This 

 graceful little bird, our least British Sandpiper, is 

 frequently confounded with the Little Stint, T. mi- 

 nuta, and so escapes notice ; but, on a careful com- 

 parison, it will be found to differ from that species 

 in several particulars. Temminck's Stint may be 

 regarded as a miniature Common Sandpiper, exhibit- 

 ing a more uniform colour throughout, and having 



