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the ground. The female lays from four to ten 

 eggs of a greenish white colour. The young, as 

 soon as they are hatched, swim and dive with great 

 activity. 



DUNLIN, PUREE, OR STINT. 



TRINGA ALPINA, Lin. 



About the end of August the Dunlins appear on 

 our shores in flocks, and disperse themselves over 

 the whole of Great Britain, continuing together till 

 the end of spring, when they separate. The nest, 

 which is placed in a hollow, is composed of bits of 

 dry grass or heath. The eggs, of which there are 

 always four, are large, pear-shaped, of a greyish 

 green, spotted with brown and light purplish grey. 

 The young are covered with down, and soon leave 

 the nest. As soon as they are fledged, both they 

 and the old birds betake themselves to the sea- 

 coast. Their food consists of worms, insects, 

 larvae, and marine insects. They run with rapidity, 

 probing the sand and mud with a light and quick 

 motion. 



