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L1M1COLM. 



SOOLOPACIDJ:. 



SCOLOPACID^E. 



TOTANUS FUSCUS (Linnaeus*). 



THE SPOTTED REDSHANK. 



Totanus fuscus. 



THE SPOTTED REDSHANK is a somewhat rare and irregular 

 visitor to the British Islands on the spring and autumn 

 migrations. On the latter the majority are birds of the 

 year, and these begin to make their appearance from August, 

 an odd bird or two being occasionally obtained as late as 

 November. Very few, if any, remain throughout the winter, 

 for the Spotted Redshank seeks its food in fresh or brackish 

 water, and is therefore driven southwards by the approach 



* Scolopax fusca, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 243 (1766). 



