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190. Pelidna temmincki (Leisl.). Temminck's Stint. 



A pair seen and one specimen shot by Whitehead on May 7. 



191. Tringa hypoleuca (L.). Common Sandpiper. 



A fairly common winter visitor^ but though Giglioli 

 Miggests that a few are resident (Secondo Resoconto, 

 p. 596), there is at present no record of any being observed 

 after the end of April. Chiefly met with on the Campo 

 de I'Oro and east coast. 



192. Tringa glareola L. Wood-Sandpiper. 



Occurs on passage : Whitehead first observed it on April 

 12, and from time to time onward till May 28. 



193. Tringa ocrophus L. Green Sandpiper. 



A few occur during the Avinter months. Giglioli observed 

 this species on October 9 ; Wharton saw a few and shot 

 one at Biguglia in April, and Whitehead noticed a few in 

 winter, besides one as late as May 28. 



194. Tringa totanus (L.). Redshank, 



W^iitehead saw a few in winter on the lagoons, the last 

 on June 2. 



195. Tringa nebularia (Gunner.). Greenshank. 

 Whitehead saw a few in winter and noticed a good 



many passing over on May 8, in 1883 and 1884. 



[The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (L.), ha,s 

 been recorded from Elba, but not as yet from Corsica 

 {cf. Secondo Resoconto, p. 582).] 



196. Himantopus himantopus (L.). Black-winged Stilt. 

 Jesse records one shot at Aleria, and Whitehead saw 



one in company with some Greenshanks on April 30. 



197. LiMosA LiMosA (L.). Elack-tailed Godwitc 



One was seen in company with Greenshanks on April 23 

 by Whitehead. 



198. NuMENius ARQUATA (L.). Curlcw. 



Whitehead describes the bird as fairly common in winter ; 

 it was last seen on May 11. 



