SCOT.OPACID.E- THK SXIPE FAMILY — CALIDRIS. 



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Mr. Kiiiiilit'ii s^ii ,1, of this spt'cics us mit uiutoiuiuon in North GrciMiland. Kggs 

 wen' procmt'd ;it ('hiistiiuishiuil), (iicciiluiul, tlirou^'li tlu' kiiidiu'ss of Govonior 

 I'ciickcr. It Wiis not ol)st'rvf(l on any piirt of Cninbfiliinil visiti'tl liy Mr. Kunilim. 

 (t| tlicsc two ('},'|,'s takt'n in NortU (iri'cnlaml, one nicasnrril I.Ali inches in h'nj,'tii iiy 

 l.ii.'t in breadth. Its ground-<'olor is drai>, witii a distinc^t shade of olive, and it is 

 I liiikly marked with Idotelies »d' two siiades of uinlter-lu-own, one quite light, tho 

 (iili( r nnich darker; tlu'se are most numerous on and around tho larger end, and are 

 ill a somewhat longitudinal direction, with a tendency also to a spiral (toursc. There 

 ;iie also a few spots of a very dark, almost black, color on the larger end. 



The other egg measured 1.47 liy I.dl inches, being of a much more pyriform 

 sli.ipe. Its ground-color is a very light greenish drab, with rather sparse markings 

 (il a deep und)er. These are larger and more conHiu'nt altout the greater end of the 

 eg;,'. wlicr(! they are ehicHy disposed in a circular ring; but are si)arsely distributed 

 over tlie rest of tlu; surface. About the larger end ire a lew very dark markings. 



Gkms CALIDRIS, (.'I'viKu. 



Ca/idris, Cuvikis, Aimt. (.'cmi. V. (in chart), ISOo (typf, Tringu arcnaria, Linn.). 



riiAR. fiL'iicriil I'linriictcrj* nf Triiujn ami Artutlritninii, hut liiiid toe entii'cly iihscnt. Rill 

 slriii^'lil, ratiicr longer than the iiuad, ^iliglllly OLimiidctl or .simon-sliaiicd ut end. Toes nliort, 

 tlic iiiiililli.' one scarci'ly two-tliirils tin' tai>ins. 



Tliu only known .spoiius of this gcnu.s is uuurly cosmopolitan in its range. 



C. arcnaria. 



Calidris arenaria. 



THE SANDERLINO. 



Trliiga urenrirw, Linn. S. N. 1. 1"C(5, 2,')1.— Arn. Urn. liiog. III. 1S35, 231 ; Synop. 1839, 237; 



n. Am. V. 1842, 287, pi. 338. 

 Calidrh arcHtiria, Ii.i.Ki. I'lmh'. 1811, 249. — Sw. & Iticii. F. 15. A. IL 1831, 360. — Ni'tt. Man. 



IL 1834, 4. — C.vss. in liaiid's 15. N. Am. 1858, 723. — I5aiI!Ii, Cat. N. Am. 15. 18.';9, no. ,')34. — 



Col i;s. Key, 1872, 257, lig. 1(17 ; < hnk List, 1873, no. 427 ; 2.1 ed. 1882, no. 627 ; IliiJs N. W. 



1874, 492. — KiixiW. Norn. N. Am. 15. ISSl, no. 542. 

 ClMrudrnts valiilris, Linn. S. N. I. 176<>, 2.'.5. — Wilson, Am. Oni. VII. 1813, 68, pi. 59, fig. 4. 

 Cluiradrius riihiiliis, Omki.. S. X. 1. 1788, 688. — WiLs. Am. Oin. Vll. 1813, 129, pi. 58, lig. 3. 

 Armaria vulijuris, Hkciist. Tascii. Dcutsclil. II. 462. 

 Arcnaria griscn, Bulilm, V(ig. Dcutbchl. 674. 

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