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On the Spanish side of the Straits I never shot a specimen of 

 the Dusky Redshank ; but it occasionally occurs in spring and 

 autumn. Their whistle is a single note. 



Larger than last ; secondaries white, barred with grey ; upper tail-coverts 

 white, barred with blackish brown ; legs red. Length 12 inches. 



320. Limosa lapponica (Linnseus). The Bar-tailed Godwit. 



Moorish. Tchibeeb (Favier). 



" This species is, during passage, nearly as numerous in the 

 vicinity of Tangier as L. cegocephala. They arrive from the 

 north during September, and, passing on further south, return 

 and cross over to Europe during the months of February, March, 

 and April. The chasseurs of Larache call this Godwit Bou- 

 meraisa indiscriminately with the other species." Favier. 



The Bar-tailed Godwit, chiefly from frequenting salt-marshes 

 and estuaries of rivers, is not noticed near Gibraltar in such 

 numbers as the larger Black-tailed Godwit, and is only observed 

 on passage. The latest date I have of seeing them in spring 

 was on the 10th of May ; and the earliest date of their appearance 

 recorded in autumn was the 21st of September; but no doubt 

 they pass much sooner than this. I did not observe any during 

 the winter months. 



Bill as in next species very long. 



Rump nearly white ; axillaries barred with black and white ; tail barred 

 in spring and in young birds ; adults in winter have tail ash-grey, marbled 

 at the base, long tail-coverts barred. 



Female Godwits much larger than males. 



In summer. Below pale red, darker in male. 



In winter. Below white, above greyish brown ; feathers with dark shaft- 

 streaks. Length 15-16 inches. 



321. Limosa belgica (J. F. Gmelin). Tlie Black - tailed 



Godwit. 



Moorish. Tchibeeb (Favier). Andalucian. Abujeta, Sarseruelo. 



" This Godwit is found on passage near Tangier in abundant 



flocks, migrating to the north during the months of February and 



