70 GRALLATORES. TOTANUS. SANDPIPER. 



of them in the Supplement to his Ornithological Dictionary. 

 BEWICK also mentions two, as having been killed in the north 

 of England. In my collection is one, also a young bird, 

 which was shot near ^ Yarmouth ; and I may add, to this list, 

 two in the possession of B. BAKER, Esq. of Hardwicke Court, 

 in Gloucestershire, one an old bird in the winter plumage, 

 the other a bird of the year ; and which were presented to 

 him as the Spotted Redshank, in summer and winter plumage. 

 The figure given in the present work, of the adult bird in 

 its nuptial dress, is drawn from a very fine specimen (killed 

 in Britain) in the collection of W. YARRELL, Esq. In this 

 species the sulcum (or groove) of the upper mandible is short, 

 not extending beyond a third part of its length ; in advance 

 of the furrow, the bill becomes much rounded, by the doub- 

 ling in of the tomia ; and the tip of the maxilla is suddenly 

 bent downwards, with a fine sharp point. This bird inhabits 

 marshy meadows, and the borders of rivers and lakes ; and 

 is sometimes found, during its migrations, on the sea-coasts. 

 It feeds principally on small univalve and bivalve mollusca, 

 to which may be added worms and insects. It retires within 

 the Arctic Circle to breed, but no description of its nest or 

 eggs has hitherto been obtained. It seems to have a wide 

 geographical distribution, as the specimens sent from India 

 appear to be precisely the same ; and no difference exists in 

 those procured from North America. 



PLATE 15. Fig, 1. The adult bird in the summer plumage, 



as taken from Mr YARRELI/'S specimen. 

 General T ne head, neck, and under parts, are brownish-black, with 



tion. a tinge of grey ; the feathers upon the breast and belly 



Adult bird finely edged with white. The upper parts of the body 



plumage. are blackish-brown ; the feathers with triangular white 



spots upon their margins and tips. The quills are dusky 



black ; the shaft of the first quill white. The lower part 



of the back is white. The upper tail-coverts are barred 



black and white. The tail-feathers are greyish-black, 



