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GENUS HETERACTITIS. Bill straight, tip of upper mandible slightly 

 decurved ; tarsus about equal to middle toe and claw ; secondaries 

 falling short of primaries by more than length of tarsus. 



627. H. incailUS, Gmelin (Tetanus incanus), American Grey-rumped 



Sandpiper. 



Nasal groove reaching to within the terminal third of the upper 

 mandible and falling short of the tip by no more than 0'5 in. ; 

 tarsus reticulated behind, seldom with plates ; centre of breast and 

 abdomen thickly barred with dusky-grey, like the rest of the under 

 surface. 



Total length, 9 in. ; culmen, T5 in. ; wing, 6'1 in. ; tail, 2'8 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 '2 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 4. 



628. H. brevipCS, Pallas, Grey-rumped Sandpiper. 



Nasal groove not reaching much beyond the half of the upper 

 mandible, and falling short of the tip by 0*7 in. ; tarsus plated 

 behind ; centre of breast and abdomen white in summer plumage, 

 and not barred. 



Hab. : 2, 3. 



GENUS TRINGOIDES. Tarsus about equal to middle toe and claw. 

 Secondaries about equal to primaries, the distance between them 

 being much less than length of tarsus. Bill straight ; tip of upper 

 mandible slightly decurved. 



629. T hypoleilCUS, Linn. (Actitis hypoleucus), Common Sandpiper. 



Stripe above eye, throat, and abdomen white. 



Adult Male. Total length, 8 in. ; culmen, I'l in. ; wing, 4'1 in. ; 

 tail, 2 in. ; tarsus, 1 in. 



Adult Female. Total length, 7 in.; culmen, I'l in.; wing, 

 4 '3 in. ; tail, 2 '4 in. ; tarsus, 0'8 in 

 Hab. : 1 to 6, 8, 9. 



GENUS TEREKIA. Bill moderate, not exceeding tail, and with an 

 upward curve. Both inner and outer toes united at base to middle 

 one by a distinct membrane. 



630. T. Cinerea, Giildenst, Terek Sandpiper. 



Upper surface brown, with darker shaft streaks ; secondaries 

 whitish ; under surface whitish. 



Total length, 9 in. ; culmen, 2 in. ; wing, 53 in. ; tail, 2'2 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 in. 



Hab. : 3, 4. 



GENUS GLOTTIS. Bill with an upward curve. Inner toe united at 

 base by membrane to middle toe, but outer one scarcely connected. 

 Lower mandible rises upwards from a point a little beyond half way. 



631. Cr. nebularius, Gunner (G. glottoides, Gld.), Greenshank. 



Under surface and rump white. 



Total length, 13 in. ; culmen, 2'2 in. ; wing, 7 "2 in. ; tail, 2'8 in. ; 

 tarsus, 2*1 in. 



Hab : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9. 



GENUS BARTRAMIA. Culmen shorter than tail. Bill distinctly 

 thickened at end. Feathers of chin are produced forwards so as 

 to extend beyond line of forehead. Tail peculiar in shape, being 

 long and graduated, the outer feathers falling short of middle ones. 



632. B. longicailda, Bechstein (Actiturus longicaudus, Newton ; A. 



bartramius, Bparte. ), Bartram Sandpiper. 



Head, cheeks, brea&t, and tail splashed with rufous; abdomen 

 fawn ; flanks arrow-barred. 



