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THE ANIMALS OF ARCTIC ASIA 



prints, nests in the Scandinavian mountains and the swamps of Finland, although 



true br ling-grounds are in the tundras of Arctic Europe and Asia. In 



autumn this bird migrates as far south as Formosa, Bengal, and Madagascar. 

 In babits it is as much a snipe as a sandpiper. In colour it is blackish brown 

 above, with a white eye-stripe, and a brown spot in front of the eye which is 

 placed well in the centre of the side of the head; the beak is broad in the middle 



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and longer than the head, curving slightly downwards at the point. It is not 



a large bird, being only some (i inches in length. 



Another well-known member of this group is the sanderling 

 Sanderling. . a i _ » 



(Cahdris arenaria), which inhabits Hat and sandy shores, Vicing 



seldom seen on muddy ground. During the nightless summer it breeds within 



the Arctic Circle, its ana extending ; ,]] round the pole; and on migration it 



aches Borneo, Java Ceylon, Cape Colony, Patagonia, and the Sandwich Islands, 



aving representatives dnring the winter in almost every country on the way. 



