MORE WADERS 95 



secondaries glossy greyish-brown ; wing coverts 

 margined with dusky spots, the interspaces grey : 

 the rest of the back pure white. The tail and its 

 upper coverts white, barred with greyish-black ; 

 primaries blackish-brown, the inner fine white to- 

 wards the end, barred and dotted with dusky colour ; 

 secondaries black at the base, the rest white. Throat 

 whitish ; sides of neck and breast pale grey, each 

 feather with a slender dark streak ; the rest of 

 lower parts white. Legs and feet orange red. 

 Length, from bill to tail, eleven inches. 



FEMALE. Same in colouring as the male. In 

 flight the white on the back and on the wings shows 

 up boldly. 



THE GREEN SANDPIPER. 



(Totanus ochropus.) 



MALE. The bill dusky, reddish below ; iris dusky. 

 Upper part of head and hind-neck brownish-grey ; 

 back, scapulars, and inner secondaries greenish- 

 brown, with whitish margins and dusky spots ; 

 rump feathers white towards the end ; tail coverts 

 white, barred at the base. A broad white band over 

 the eye ; throat greyish-white ; cheeks and fore- 

 neck the same, tinged with brown and streaked 

 with dusky colour. All the lower parts of the body 

 pure white ; tail feathers white, barred with blackish- 

 brown ; legs and feet greyish- blue, with a tinge of 

 green. Length, from bill to tail, ten inches. 



FEMALE. Similar in colouring to the male, but 

 slightly larger. 



