286- SCOLOPACID^. 



were certainly nesting ; but all my efforts to discover the situation 

 were futile. Arevalo says they breed in Andalucia. 



Above greenish brown ; axillaries white ; secondaries brown, with white 

 bases and tips. Length 7| inches. 



315. Totanus cinereus (Gtildenstadt). The Terek Sandpiper. 



This bird has been once obtained near Malaga. Is a fresh- 

 water Sandpiper, and an Eastern species, ranging to in winter as 

 far south as S. Africa and Australia. 



Bill slightly turned up, as in Greensbank; secondaries marked with 

 white ; axillaries white. Length 8 inches. 



316. Totanus stagnating, Bechstein. The Marsh-Sandpiper 



or Lesser Greenshank. 



This eastern species has been obtained near Malaga and 

 Valencia (Arevalo). 



Is a freshwater Sandpiper, and a miniature Greenshank, having grey 

 secondaries, but a straight bill. Length 10 inches. 



317. Totanus oanesoens (J. F. Gmelin). The Greenshank. 



All that Favier has to say of this bird is that it is met with on 

 passage, " returning south during the month of October to winter 

 probably in the interior of Africa " ; and as the Greenshank is 

 recorded by Andersson as common in Damara Land, Favier was 

 not much out in his supposition. He does not, however, mention 

 the date of its vernal migration, which takes place in March, 

 April, and May, the birds being most frequently seen during the 

 latter month, and the latest recorded by me was the 22nd of 

 May. I have also noticed them in November and January, but 

 never in any numbers ; in all probability their chief line of 

 migration lies further to the east. 



The Greenshank is a very noisy bird, and sure to attract notice 

 by its loud whistling cry, which, as is well known, consists of two 

 notes. 



