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 SANDPIPER, YELLOW-SHANKED. 



TOTANUS FLA.YIPES, Aud. 



A specimen of this American Sandpiper was 

 shot at Misson, near Bawtry, on the borders of 

 Lincolnshire, during the winter of 1854-5, and 

 passed into the hands of Sir William Milner, Bart. 

 This species inhabits the sea-coasts and salt marshes 

 during summer, and frequents the flats at low water, 

 where it may be seen walking among the mud in 

 search of its food, which consists of small fish, 

 shrimps, worms, and aquatic insects. 



In Carolina and Florida they are rather common, 

 frequenting the rice-fields and margins of clear 

 inland streams. They are also found on the coast of 

 Labrador, and breed in considerable numbers about 

 Pictou. The nests are described as placed among 

 the grass on the edges of the rivers and large 

 ponds of the interior. 



SHEARWATER, DUSKY. 

 DUSKY PETEEL. 



PUFFLNTS OBSCUEUS, Temm. 



The Dusky Shearwater is said to be rare on the 

 Mediterranean, but common on the coast of Africa, 

 extending southward to the Cape of Good Hope. It 



