KNOT. 41 



KNOT. 



RED -SANDPIPER. ASH-COLOURED SANDPIPER. 

 PLATE CLXXV. FIGURE II. 



Tringa Canutus, MONTAGU. 



Tringa Ishmdica, PENNANT. 



Tringa cinerea, TEMMINCK. 



Calidris Canulus, FLEMING. 



A tuft of grass serves as a depository for the 

 egg 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 oi a 

 belt,, and least 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. 



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