THE COMMON SANDPIPER 
plumage resemble the adult, but the feathers of the 
upper parts are narrowly edged with buff and_ black. 
The young in down are pale grey, mottled with black 
on the upper parts. 
One or two other Sandpipers demand passing notice 
here. ‘The Woop Sanppiper (Zotanus glareola) occurs 
rarely on passage, Kingsbury Reservoir and Epping being 
two localities. ‘The RepsHanx (Yotanus calidris) 1s 
another straggler to London during migration. It has 
been shot at Mitcham, frequently visits Kingsbury 
Reservoir and Hampton, in Middlesex, and is more or 
less regularly seen on the Essex saltings. ‘The orange-red 
bill and legs serve readily to identify this little runner 
by the waterside. Lastly, we have the GREEN SANDPIPER 
(Helodromas ochropus) which occurs on passage across 
London chiefly in autumn, and so frequently in the Essex 
portion as to have several local names—‘‘ Will White ” 
and ‘‘ Black Snipe.” It possibly occurs most regularly 
in Middlesex. It has a white rump and upper tail-coverts, 
very conspicuous during flight, and the axillaries are 
brown narrowly barred with white. ‘This species is 
specially interesting because it lays its eggs in the deserted 
nest of a Thrush, Jay, Crow, or some other bird. 
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