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ber, of a deep-green or light olive-brown colour, faintly 

 blotted or dashed with spots of a darker tint. These birds 

 commence to lay their eggs in May. (PL XV. fig. 95.) 



THE COMMON on BED GODWIT. Limosa rufa. Though 

 accounted more abundant than the last species, and said to 

 be more generally distributed, the present is not common in 

 Britain. It appears in autumn, and remains with us during 

 the winter, frequenting shores where the beach is soft and 

 intersected with rivers or streams, and here it bores into 

 the soft sand or mire with its long bill for its food. It re- 

 sembles the last species in its habits and manners, but may 

 not have so extensive an extra-British range. It is not 

 known to breed in this country, its summer haunts being 

 Iceland, Lapland, Sweden, and other northern countries. 

 We regret that we are not able to furnish particulars re- 

 specting the nidification of this species. 



THE DUSKY TOTANUS. Totanus fuscus. This bird, which 

 is also called the Spotted Redshank, is rare in Britain, com- 

 paratively few instances of its occurrence having been re- 

 corded. Of its nidification we are not prepared to write, 

 but its eggs are known, and are to be found in the cabinets 

 of collectors. In January 1855, several specimens, col- 

 lected by J. Wolley, Jun., Esq., in Lapland, were brought 



