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RED SANDPIPER ASH-COLOURED SANDPIPER. 

 PLATE CLXXV. FIGURE II. 



Tringa canutus, LINNAEUS. 



Tringa islandtca, PENNANT. 



Tringa dnerea, ..... TEMMINCK. 



Calidris canutus, .... . FLEMING. 



A WINTER visitant, breeding only in the Arctic regions. 

 A tuft of grass serves as a depository for the eggs 

 of this species. 



Authenticated eggs are quite unknown ; they are, how- 

 ever, said to be four in number, of a light yellowish-brown 

 colour, marked at the larger end with grey and reddish 

 spots, forming more or less of a belt, and least spotted 

 towards the smaller end. 



