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And a bird of this species, in the collection of the 

 Rev. B. Burgess, was shot many years ago in the 

 neighbourhood of Risborough. 



When flushed at a brookside, the Green Sandpiper 

 utters a shrill note, and generally follows the windings 

 of the stream, flying at no great height above the 

 surface of the water. It may always be recognised 

 on the wing by its white upper tail-coverts, the spot- 

 lessness of which contrasts strongly with the dark 

 greenish colour of the back and wings. 



GREENSHANK (Totamis glottis}. An uncommon 

 species, although occasionally obtained during the 

 spring and autumn months, when, like many others 

 of the Totanidce, it performs its usual migration. 



It is sometimes, though rarely, observed on the 

 banks of the Thames ; and I have heard of some 

 specimens which were obtained near Windsor, and 

 preserved by one of our local birdstuffers. The Rev. 

 B. Burgess, of Latimer, near Chesham, has a Green- 

 shank in his collection which was shot in his neigh- 

 bourhood many years ago. Yarrell states that Mr. 

 Jesse forwarded him a note of one of these birds 

 which was killed on Ascot Heath, not far from the 

 house of Mr. Davis, the well-known hunter of Her 

 Majesty's stag-hounds. 



DUNLIN (Tringa variabilis). During the spring 

 and autumn the Dunlin is a passing visitant to the 

 banks of the Thames ; where, however, it is never 

 very common. It is locally called the Summer Snipe, 



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