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877— Numenius lineatus, Cuv. The Curlew. 



Cold weather visitant. Not uncommon in the tidal creeks 

 along the Coast, but rare inland, though it has been recently 

 observed near Belgaum. 



878. — Numenius phaeopus, Lin. The Whimbrel. 



Cold weather visitant. Not uncommon in the tidal creeks 

 along the Coast, but almost unknown, I believe, inland. 



880 — Machetes pugnax, Lin. The Ruff. 



Cold weather visitant. Rare. Mr. Vidal procured a single 

 specimen in Ratnagiri, Mr. Davidson shot one out of a small 

 flock at Pandharpur, west of Sholapur, and I myself procured 

 it near Belgaum. Mr. Fairbank does not appear to have met 

 with it. 



882.— Tringa subarquata, Guld. The Curlew Stint. 



Cold weather visitant. Occurs in large flocks in Ratnagiri ; 

 elsewhere it is rare. It is recorded from Sholapur by Mr. 

 Wenden, who shot two or three specimens in June. What they 

 were doing there at that season of the year I don't know, as 

 they certainly don't breed in this part of the country, if they 

 do anywhere in India which I should doubt. I have no other 

 record of its occurrence throughout the region. 



884. — Tringa minuta, Leisl. The Little Stint. 



Cold weather visitant. Occurs throughout the region in the 

 cold weather, and in many localities it is common. 



885.— Tringa temmincki, Leisl. The White-tailed 

 Stint. 



Cold weather visitant. Obtained by Mr. Fairbank at Nagar, 

 mentioned also by Sykes, and occurs probably throughout the 

 region, but it is not included in Messrs. Wenden and Davidson's 

 list of Deccan species, neither is it recorded by Mr. Vidal from 

 Ratnagiri, and I do not remember ever noticing it myself with- 

 in our limits. 



888. — Calidris arenaria, Lin. The Sanderling. 



Cold weather visitant. Rare. Occurs along the Coast only, 

 and has been procured on one occasion in Ratnagiri by 

 Mr. Yidal. 



891.— Rhyacophila glareola, Lin. The Spotted 

 Sandpiper. 



Cold weather visitant. Common, according to Messrs. 

 Wenden and Davidson, in the Deccan and recorded from Nagar 



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