BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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Gemmincfc'0 Stint 



TEMMINCK'S Stint (Tringa Temmincki, Leisler) is a rare 

 spring and autumn migrant to the British Isles, and 

 inhabits the Northern Palearctic Region. The adult in 

 nuptial plumage has, as a rule, the general colour of the 

 upper parts greyish-brown, several of the feathers more 

 or less deep brown, barred and edged irregularly with 

 creamy chestnut ; axillaries, white ; primaries, brown ; 

 greater wing-coverts, tipped with white ; four central 

 rectrices, deep brown ; remainder, white ; throat and breast, 

 creamy brown, streaked with brownish; under parts, 

 white ; irides, hazel ; bill, blackish ; legs and feet, greyish- 

 brown. Length, about five inches. 



