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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'S. 

 TEMMINCK'S SANDPIPER. 

 TEMMINCKII, 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. 



