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Above greenish brown, with minute white spots ; below white ; rump 

 and outer tail-feathers on each side white ; axillaries brownish black, 

 with narrow white bars ; legs dark green. Length 9| inches. 



306. SOLITAEY SANDPIPEE. Totanus solitarius (Wilson). Three N.America, 

 # occurrences : Clyde ('Ibis/ 1870) ; Cornwall, 1882 and 1885. wintering i 



Much as last, but no white on rump ; axillaries evenly barred with 

 brown and white, no traces of bars on primaries. Length 9| inches. 



307. WOOD-SAITOPIPER. Totanus glareola (J. F. Gmelin). On 

 I passage in spring and autumn ; once found breeding in Northumberland 

 [ by J. Hancock in 1853. 



Above greenish brown, each feather margined with buffy-white spots ; 

 upper tail-coverts white ; axillaries white, sometimes with a few dusky 

 bars ; legs pale olive, 1 j inches long. Length 7| inches. 



-. 308. YELLOWSHA-N-K. Totanus flavipes (J. F. Gmelin). Two occur- N. America, * 

 ^ rences : Notts and Cornwall. wintering in *< 



S. America.^,/ 



Axillaries white, slightly marked with brown ; legs bright yellow, , 



about 2 inches long. Length 10| inches. 



309. COMMON SAKDPIPER. Totanus Jiypoleucus (Linnaeus). Spring 

 *~ to autumn. 



Above greenish brown ; axillaries white ; secondaries brown, with 

 white bases and tips. Length 7| inches. 



310. BEDSHAKK. Totanus calidris (Linnaeus). Resident. 



y Secondaries, axillaries, and upper tail-coverts white ; legs and feet red J 

 in adults, yellowish in young. Length 10-11 inches. 



311. DUSKY BEDSHANK. Totanus fuscus (Linnaeus). On passage in 

 spring and autumn. 



Larger than last ; secondaries white, barred with grey ; upper tail- 

 coverts white, barred with blackish brown ; legs red. Length 12 inches. 



312. GEEENSHANK. Totanus canescens (J. F. Gmelin). Breeds in 

 N. Scotland ; found elsewhere in autumn and in spring ; seldom in 



2- winter, except in West of Ireland. 



Secondaries uniform grey ; bill black, longer than head, and slightly 

 turned upwards ; legs olive-green. 



In breeding-season has blackish marks on back and black spots on 

 flanks, most developed in the female. Length 13-14 inches. 



i 313. BAE-TAILED GOD WIT. Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus). Autumn 

 :> to spring. 



Bill as in next species very long. L 



Bump nearly white ; axillaries barred with black and white ; tail 

 barred in spring and in young birds ; adults in winter have tail ash- 

 grey, marbled at the base, long tail-coverts barred. 



