40 



KNOT. 



RED SANDPIPER. ASH-COLOURED SANDPIPER. 



PLATE CLXXV. FIG. II. 



Tringa Canutus, MONTAGTT. 



Tringa Islandica, PENNANT. 



Tringa cinerea, TEMMINCK. 



Calidris Canutus, FLEMING. 



A TUFT of grass serves as a depository for the eggs of this species. 



They are stated 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 less spotted towards the smaller end. 



The figure on the plate is taken from a specimen forwarded by 

 J. R. De Capel Wise, Esq., of Lincoln College, Oxford. 



