198 AVES GRALLATORES. [TOTANUS. 



inch six lines ; of the naked part of the tihia nine lines ; of the tarsus one 

 inch four lines ; of the middle toe one inch two lines ; of the tail two 

 inches five lines; from the carpus to the end of the wing five inches six 

 lines. 



DESCRIPT. (Winter plumage.) Crown of the head, nape, sides of the 

 neck, and all the upper parts, cinereous brown, tinged with olivaceous 

 green ; the feathers on the back, scapulars, and wing-coverts, with an 

 edging of small whitish spots : from the bill to the eye a brown streak, 

 above which is another one of white : upper tail-coverts, and all the under 

 parts, pure white; the breast, and front of the neck, variegated with 

 numerous longitudinal dusky streaks : quills deep brown : under wing- 

 coverts marked with transverse undulating white bars : tail white for one- 

 third of its length from the base; the remaining portion barred with 

 brown and white ; the two middle feathers with five broad bars of the 

 former colour ; the two next with four ; the two next with three ; the two 

 next with two ; the two next with only one bar, but with a small spot 

 higher up on the exterior web ; the two outer feathers almost entirely 

 white, having only a single small spot on the exterior web : bill dusky 

 green passing into black at the tip : irides deep brown : legs and toes 

 greenish gray. The summer plumage is distinguished by the deeper 

 tint of the upper parts, which are also more glossed with green, and more 

 spotted on the edges of the feathers ; the streaks on the fore part of the 

 neck are likewise more distinct. (Young of the year.) " All the upper 

 parts paler; the spots fewer, and of a yellowish colour; nape tinged with 

 cinereous : sides of the breast of the same colour as the back, and marked 

 with white spots ; all the fore part of the neck, and middle of the breast, 

 with lanceolate brown streaks : less white at the base of the tail ; the 

 bars of brown on the middle feathers broader." TEMM. (Egg.) Yellowish 

 clay-colour, blotched and spotted with ash-gray and dark brown : long, 

 diam. one inch four lines and a half; trans, diam. one inch. 



An occasional visitant in this country, principally during the autumnal 

 and winter months, but scarcely to be called common. Frequents the 

 borders of streams, rivers, and other pieces of fresh water, but rarely 

 resorts to the coast. Said to breed in the central parts of Europe, con- 

 structing its nest in the sand or grass by the water-side. Lays from three 

 to five eggs. Food, insects and worms. 



190. T. Glareola, Temm. (Wood Sandpiper.} Upper 

 parts deep brown, spotted with white : all the tail-feathers 

 barred with brown and white; the two outer feathers on 

 each side with the inner web entirely white : bill and legs 

 greenish. 



T. Glareola, Temm. Man. a" Orn. torn. n. p. 654. Wood Sandpiper, 

 Mont. Orn. Diet. $ Supp. with fig. Selb. Illust. vol. n. p. 77. 

 pi. 16. f. 3. Long-legged Sandpiper, Mont. Orn. Diet. Supp. 

 App. 



DIMENS. Entire length nine inches : length of the bill not quite one 

 inch three lines. MONT. 



DESCRIPT. (Winter plumage.) Between the bill and the eye a dusky 

 streak, above which is a broader one of white continued over the eye : 

 forehead, crown, back, and wings, deep brown ; the edges of the feathers 

 on the back, scapulars, and wing-coverts, marked with white and grayish 

 white spots: ear -coverts dusky ; cheeks, nape, fore-neck, and breast, dirty 



