ScOLOPACIDiE.] 



WOOD-SANDPIPER. 



TOTANUS GLAREOLA (J. F. Gmelin). 



la collection of 

 H. Massey, Esq. 



Explanation of Plate. 



Figure 1. Finland, May 29, 1890. 



2. Lapland, June 27, 1886. 



3. Falkenswaard, North Brabant, May 16, 1889 



4. Lulea Lappmark, June 19, 1890. 

 .5. Ditto. June 4, 1891. 



6. Lapland, June 18, 1882. 



7. Falkenswaard, North Brabant, May 25, 1888 



8. Tornea Lappmark, June 10, 1890. 



9. Lapland, 1857; J. Wolley coll. In collection of E. Bidwell, Esq. 



This species is a rare spring and autumn migrant to England, there being 

 also a few records of its occurrence in Scotland and one in Ireland. There 

 appears to be only one well-authenticated instance of its having nested in the 

 British Islands (in Northumberland). 



The late Mr. H. Seebohm describes the geographical distribution and nesting- 

 habits of this species as follows * : — " The Wood-Sandpiper has a very extensive 

 breeding-range. It has occurred in the Faroes, and is a summer visitor to the 

 whole of Europe north of the valley of the Danube, to Siberia, Turkestan, 

 Mongolia, and the extreme north of China. It probably breeds as far north as 

 land extends, as MiddendorfF found its nest in lat. 70° on the Taimyr peninsula. 

 It winters in the basin of the Mediterranean and in suitable localities throughout 

 Africa. In Asia it winters in Persia, Beloochistan, India, Ceylon, the Burma 

 peninsula, and the islands of the Malay archipelago, but only passes through 



Japan and South China on migration 



" I first made the acquaintance of this most interesting bird on the ;56lds of 

 Lapland, near the Varanger Fjord, in 1874 ; but in the following year I had much 

 greater opportunities of watching its habits in the valley of the Petchora. On 



' History of British Birds,' vol. iii. pp. 132-135. 



