322 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Ruff. 



THE Ruff (Totanus pugnax, Linnaeus) is a rare summer 

 migrant to the British Isles, and is also met with in the 

 Northern Palearctic Region. It occurs in Africa and India 

 during winter, and occasionally visits North-East America. 

 This species varies so much in the colouration of the plumage 

 that a detailed description would not be of very great 



