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Penzance, in the autumn of 1864. They very 
much resemble the last species in habits, colour, 
and general appearance, but are smaller in size, 
the legs also being shorter. In summer they retire 
northward, and are found at the breeding season 
in Labrador. During spring and autumn they 
frequent the shores of New Jersey and New York, 
the banks of the Ohio, and South Carolina; and 
in winter they are observed in Florida. They 
obtain their food chiefly by probing, but they also 
pick up substances from the surface of the ground. 
STINT, TEMMINCK ss: 
TEMMINCK’S SANDPIPER. 
Tringa Temmrnoxtt, Selby. 
This species is distinguished from the two last- 
mentioned by dimensions somewhat smaller than 
either, by the different colours of the back, the 
shortness of the legs, and a somewhat wedge- 
shaped tail. In England it has been obtained in 
the counties of Devon, Sussex, and Norfolk; also 
in the vicinity of London, in the spring and autumn 
migrations. On the Continent it is pretty gene- 
rally dispersed ; and it repairs northward to breed. 
The eggs, which have been brought from Lapland, 
Iceland, and Finland, are of a greyish yellow 
colour, tinged with blue, and marked with chocolate | 
brown. 
