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THE SANDEELING, 



CharadriuH caUidris. 

 t'aUldris arcnaria. 



LTHOUGH by nojneans a 

 common bird, the Sanderling' 

 is tolerably well distributed 

 oyer the coa^s of Great 

 Britain and Ireland ; and in 

 spring, summer, and autumn 

 may be found upon most of 

 our low sandy shores and 

 tidal^rivers. 



It is an active sprightly 

 bird, searching for its food 

 either in small parties, or 

 asso ciate d with Dunlins, 

 Dotterels, or other ^irds of 

 simjlar habits. But the 

 seashore and banks of tidal 

 rivers are not the only re- 

 sorts of the Sanderling, as in 

 the summer months it may 

 frequently be seen many 

 miles from the coast, on the 

 sides of muddy ditches, or 

 moi-e commonly running 

 along the edges of ponds. 



