MARSH-SANDPIPER AS A BRITISH BIRD. 359 



In some specimens the feathers of the mantle are 

 narrowly edged, with white, and the long inner secondaries 

 are faintly blotched with black, such examples are, I 

 fancy, birds of the year. Wing 132 mm ; culmen 47 mm.; 

 tarsus, 51 mm. 



The summer-plumage is somewhat similar, but the 

 whole of the upperparts are mottled and streaked with 

 black, while the feathers of the cheeks, ear-coverts, and 

 the upper part of the breast have a broad dark mesial 

 mark which produces a spotted appearance. 



The bill is very slender, and like that of the Green- 

 shank is slightly recurved towards the tip. 



