TOTANUS 787 



1086. NORDM ANN'S GREENSHANK. 

 TOTANUS GUTTIPER. 



Totanus guttifer, Nordm., in Erman's Reise, p. 17 (1835) ; (Sharpe), 

 Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxiv. p. 479 ; (Tacz.), F. O. Sib. 0. p. 858 ; Blanf. 

 F. Brit. Ind. Birds, iv. p. 267 ; T. haughtoni, Armstrong, Str. Feath. 

 1876, p. 344 ; Harting, Ibis, 1883, p. 133, pi. iv. 



$ ad. (Amoor River). Very like T. glottis but smaller, has the 

 middle tail-feathers white marbled with brownish grey, the rest white with 

 a subterminal dusky line, the breast only sparsely spotted, and the lower 

 back, rump, under wing-coverts, and axillaries pure white ; basal half of 

 bill horny yellow, the rest blackish ; feet ochreous yellow ; iris dark 

 brown. Culmen 2'3, wing 6*6, tail 2'7, tarsus 1*65 inch. 



Hob. Kamchatka, and Eastern Siberia, wintering in South 

 China, Burma, and India. 



Is as yet but little known, and nothing is on record respecting 

 its nidification. Owing to its resemblance to T. glottis it may 

 have been overlooked, but it can be distinguished from that 

 species, as well by its smaller size as by the palmation of the 

 toes, which is more as in Terekia. 



1087. MARSH-SANDPIPER. 

 TOTANUS STAGNATILIS. 



Totanus stagnatilis, Bechst. Orn. Taschenb. ii. p. 292 ; Naum. viii. 

 p. 171, Taf. 202 ; Gould, B. of E. iv. pi. 314 ; Dresser, viii. p. 151, 

 pi. 566 ; David and Oust. p. 463 ; Seebohm, B. Jap. Emp. p. 322 ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxiv. p. 422 ; Tacz. F. O. Sib. 0. p. 864 ; 

 Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. Birds, v. p. 263. 



Chevalier stagnatile, French; Chorlito, Span. ; Albastrello, Ital. ; 

 Teich- Wasserlaufer, German ; Prudovoi- Ulit, Russ. ; Choto-gotra, 

 Hindu. 



$ ad. (Hungary). Upper parts greyish brown tinged with buff, 

 mottled and streaked, except on the wing-coverts, with black ; lower ack, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts white, the last spotted and barred with black ; 

 middle tail-feathers greyish brown with darker bars, the rest chiefly white ; 

 quills brown, the secondaries externally margined with white ; under 

 parts white ; the cheeks, ear-coverts, and upper breast minutely dark 

 spotted ; and the flanks irregularly barred ; bill dark brown, but greenish 

 at the base below ; legs olivaceous ; iris dark brown. Culmen 1'7, wing 5*3* 

 tail 2-5, tarsus 2'0 inch. Sexes alike. In winter the upper parts are 

 brownish grey, somewhat marked with white, the wing-coverts darker ;, 

 under parts and axillaries pure white. 



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