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Arrer a careful examination of the descriptions by various 
authors, of the two small species of T'’ringa generally known 
under the specific titles of T'ringa pusilla and ‘I’. minuta, the 
above list of synonyms appears to be strictly referable to the 
first-mentioned species, which is also known to many as the 
T. Temminckii, aname imposed by LEtster, and adopted by 
M. Temnrtnck, in his excellent work the “ Manuel d’Orni- 
thologie,” as well as in the “ Planches Colori¢es” of the same 
author. In adopting LeistEr’s specific name for this bird, 
I agree with that naturalist and M. TEmmMincx in consider- 
ing it as distinct from the T'ringa pusilla of Linnzvs, al- 
though Laruam quotes that as synonymous with the Little 
Sandpiper of his Synopsis, which latter certainly appears to 
be the bird now under examination. Dr Fiemrine, in his 
History of British Animals, also retains the title of Pusilla 
for this bird, stating, as his ground for which, that the cha- 
racter of the ¢ail identifies it with the Linnean species. In 
this decision, I think he is not borne out by the terms used 
by Linnzus, which are, “ rectricibus extimis scapo albo ;” 
whereas, to suit the 7’. Temminckii, they ought to be “ rec- 
tricibus extimis albis.”. The Linnean species is farther de- 
scribed as ‘* corpore subtus rufescente;” that is, with the un- 
der parts of the body rufous or reddish—a character by no 
means applicable to the 7’. T’emminckit at any period, or 
change of plumage, but which is so to another exotic species. 
The Little Sandpiper of the British Zoology, described as 
having the tail dusky, I have ventured to assign to the next 
species, as being more applicable to it; and the same with 
regard to the Brown Sandpiper of that work, which is dis- 
tinctly stated as having the tail cinereous. The Little Sand- 
piper described in the Appendia to Montacu’s Ornithologi- 
cal Dictionary is retained, as it agrees in every particular 
with the Tringa Temminckii of LetstEr, and of the “ Ma- 
nuel d’Ornithologie ;” but the bird described under the same 
title in the Supplement to that work, I have transferred to the 
Tringa minuta, of which species it appears to be the young. 
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