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sooty black. In size it is intermediate between 

 the common and the jack-snipe, but the beak is 

 even longer in proportion than that of the former, 

 and the legs shorter. This, of course, is only 

 intended as a rough sketch of its general appear- 

 ance : for specific details, the reader is referred to 

 Yarreirs ' British Birds,' and Jenyns's 'Manual of 

 British Vertebrate Animals.' 



CURLEW SANDPIPER or PIGMY CURLEW, Tringa 

 subarquata. Has been obtained frequently on the 

 coast during the autumn and winter. Scarce in 

 summer. 



KNOT, Tringa canulus. Several are killed every 

 autumn and winter, of the usual light grey colour. 

 Less frequently met with in the spring and sum- 

 mer when presenting the ferruginous plumage 

 peculiar to that season, except during the brief 

 period that intervenes between their arrival from 

 the continent and the resumption of their journey 

 towards the North. 



LITTLE STINT, Tringa minuta. Rather a scarce 

 bird, but specimens have been obtained near 

 Shoreham, Pagham, and Hastings. 



TEMMINCK'S STINT, Tringa Temminckii. A 

 very rare species. Mr. Yarrell says that he has 

 seen examples which were procured in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Chichester. About two years ago 



