690 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
Tail, nearly even, white; the four middle feathers with three 
blackish brown bars towards the end, the outermost feather plain ; 
upper part of head and hind neck brownish grey ; back, scapulars, 
and inner secondaries greenish brown, with marginal whitish and 
dusky spots; neck greyish white, with longitudinal dusky lines; 
the breast and abdomen white ; lower wing-coverts, axillaries, and 
some of the flank feathers angularly barred with brown; bill 
dusky above, reddish beneath ; feet greyish blue, tinged with green. 
Length, 11” 6’; wing, 5” 11’”; tail, 2” 6”. 
Fig. Dresser, B. Eur. viii, pl. 550. 
663. Toranus staanatiLis, Bechst. Marsh Sandpiper. 
Specimens have been procured at Colesberg by Mr. Ortlepp, and 
at George by Mr. Atmore, where it appears to be common. He 
writes, October 4th, 1869: ‘ Not scarce here now, but in the 
drought not one was to be seen. I presume they breed about here 
by their putting in an appearance at this time of the year, probably 
on the margins of the vleys.” We have also seen it in winter 
plumage shot by Dr. Bradshaw on the Orange River. From Natal 
Mr. Ayres writes: ‘The only specimens I have seen of these grace- 
ful birds have been at the edges of small pools on the roads some 
ten or twelve miles from the coast. If disturbed, they most fre- 
quently take a large circle and return to the same pool, just as a 
Snipe would. In the stomach of the specimen sent were numerous 
pebbles.” According to Mr. Andersson, this species is nowhere 
common in Damara Land, but he has occasionally shot it in the 
valley of the Swakop, and pretty frequently at Otjimbinque. It 
frequents small streamlets and fresh-water springs, and is found 
singly or in pairs. Only one specimen has been procured on the 
Cunene River by Senor Anchieta. 
Above pale cinereous; the margins of the feathers whitish ; eye- 
brows, cheeks, back, and under parts pure white ; neck and breast 
marked with brown; tail white, barred with brown. Length, 8” 6”; 
wing, 5” 1”; tail, 2” 5’”. 
Fig. Dresser, B. Eur. viii, pl. 552. 
664, Toranus GLarEoLA, L. Wood Sandpiper. 
The only place where we have observed this species ourselves 
has been Zoetendals Vley, and we have seen a specimen procured 
