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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Stanberling* 



THE Sanderling (Tringa arenaria, Linnseus) is a common 

 coasting autumn migrant to the British Isles, and inhabits 

 the Northern Nearctic and Palearctic Regions. The adult 

 in summer plumage has the feathers of back and scapulars, 

 rufous, with patches and spots of black; primaries, blackish; 

 greater wing-coverts, blackish-brown, tipped and margined 

 with white; forehead and crown, black, with light rufous 

 and white margins to the feathers ; cheeks, neck, and 

 upper breast, light chestnut, spotted with deep brown ; 

 rest of under parts, white; irides, hazel; bill, legs, and 

 feet, black. Length, between seven and eight inches. 

 The sanderling has no hind toe. The winter plumage 

 is greyish on the upper parts and white below. 



