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The following, therefore, are either visitors from 

 the spring to the autumn, or visitors when migrating 

 during that period : 



1. The little stint (on passage, spring and 



autumn). 



2. The dusky redshank (on passage, spring and 



autumn). 



3. The whimbrel (on passage, spring and 



autumn). 



4. The curlew sandpiper (on passage, spring 



and autumn). 



5. The black-tailed godwit (on passage, spring 



and autumn). 



6. The ruff (on passage from spring to autumn). 



7. The common sandpiper (spring to autumn). 



In like manner, those birds named below are 

 either visitors from autumn to spring, or visitors 

 on passage at those periods : 



1. The knot (autumn to spring). 



2. The sanderling (autumn to spring). 



3. The green sandpiper (autumn to spring). 



4. The purple sandpiper (autumn to spring). 



5. The bar-tailed godwit (autumn to spring). 



6. The greenshank (on passage, autumn and 



spring). 



I have thus classified the foregoing birds in 

 order to assist the reader in more readily ascer- 

 taining when, or during which periods of the year, 

 the several varieties may be looked for. I propose 



