THE LITTLE STINT. 



Tringa pusilla. 

 Tringa minuta. 



HIS pretty and active little 

 bird, sometimes known as the 

 Little Sandpiper, is probably 

 one of the most uncommon of 

 the Sandpiper family. In its 

 general habits and modes of- 

 life it closely resembles the 

 other individuals of the class 

 to which it belongs, being 

 usually met with on the 

 sandy banks of the sea-shore, 

 and the flooded margins of 

 tidal rivers and lakes. The 

 food consists of aquatic in- 

 sects, worms, small Crustacea, 

 and mollusca. Whilst en- 

 gaged in feeding, these birds 

 associate freely with Sander- 

 lings, Dunlins, and other 

 birds of similar tastes and 

 habits. Sometimes, however, 

 they keep to themselves, and 

 travel about in flocks of vary- 

 ing numbers, from five or sii 



