174 SCOLOPACID^;. 



Totanus hypoleucos, Hewitson, p. 333 ; Yarr. ed. 2, ii. p. 607 ; 



id. ed. 3, ii. p. 654; Dresser, viii. p. 127. 

 Tringoides hypoleuca, Gray, p. 161. 

 Tringoides hypoleucus, Harting, p. 48. 

 The Common Sandpiper, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 539. 



Hypoleucus vTroXevicos, which generally = whitish (pale from the ordi- 

 nary sense of VTTO in composition, "somewhat"), but here plainly = white 

 underneath. It was the bird's common mediseval name. 



Generally distributed throughout Great Britain/in the 

 summer, breeding in the north; found also throughout 

 Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. 



t 

 [Tringo'ides macularius. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 



Tringa macularia, Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 249 

 (1766). 



Actitis macularia; Naum. viii. p. 34, xiii. p. 237 ; Macg. iv. 



p. 356; Gould, iv. pi. 59. 

 Totanus maeularius, Hewitson, p. 335 ; Yarr. ed. 2, ii. p. 613 ; 



id. ed. 3, ii. p. 660. 

 Tringoides macularia, Gray, p. 160. 

 Tringoides macularius, Harting, p. 139. 

 The Spotted Sandpiper, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 544. 



Maculdrms = spotted ; from macula = a spot. 



Of doubtful occurrence in the United Kingdom. It is 

 common in North America, migrating southwards as far as 

 Brazil.] 



Genus HELODROMAS, Kaup, Naturl. Syst. p. 144 

 (1829). 



Helodromas, from i-:Xos = a marsh, and fyojuas = a runner. ' 



Helodromas ochropus. GREEN SANDPIPER. 



Tringa Ocrophus (misprint), Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 250 



(1766). 



Totanus ochropus, Naum. viii. p. 59, xiii. p. 241 ; Macg. iv. 

 p. 342; Hewitson, p. 334*; Gray, p. 158; Yarr. ed. 2, 



