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Two species occur in Britain, viz.—the Bar-tailed 
and the Black-tailed. The Bar-tailed Godwit ap- 
pears in small flocks on our coast in the beginning 
of September. It may be observed on the muddy 
parts at the mouths of streams, where it is seen 
walking or running, occasionally probing the mud 
and sand in search of worms and other small 
animals, frequently in company with the Sand 
Pipers and Ring Plovers. It remains with us 
during winter, and disappears at the further end of 
April or the early part of May. It is only seen on 
its passage in Switzerland and France. It visits 
Finland and the countries to the eastward, but is 
very seldom seen on the islands or on the western 
shores of the Baltic. It is said to breed in Hol- 
land, and a few specimens of the egg obtained in 
Lapland have been well authenticated. The egg 
is similar to that of the Black-tailed Godwit. 
GODWIT, BLACK-TAILED. 
Rep Gopwit. 
Limosa Menayvra, Selby. 
This species can easily be distinguished from the 
Bar-tailed Godwit by the uniform black hue of 
its tail, two-thirds of that of the Bar-tailed 
haying (as its name implies) brown and grey 
