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It is very pretty to see them on the shores of the Nicobars following out 
each receding wave to see if it has left them anything edible, and then trip- 
ping away in front of the returning surge as it comes creaming up the snowy 
coral beach again, keeping only an inch or two in front of the water, and yet 
most daintily avoiding wetting their little feet. 
One that I shot on Car Nicobar fell into a large clear pool in the coral rock, 
and being only slightly wounded, dived repeatedly on my approach, In the 
crystal clear water I could see it most distinctly, swimming hither and thither 
about two feet below the surface with quick strokes of its wings, It remained 
under water for 8 or 10 seconds together, and dived again immediately on com- 
ing to the top. I had no idea they were such capital divers, having two or 
three times seen them fall into water only slightly shot, and never before hay- 
ing seen one dive as this one did. 
I saw stragglers along the coast in the middle of July. 
1461, ToTANUS GLAREOLA, Gm, Blanf., IV, p. 261; “Str. Feath,,)’ IT, 
p. 298, 
Not uncommon about the swamps and paddy-fields at Port Blair. 
1462, Toranus ocHRopus, Linn, Blanf., IV, p. 262. 
The Green Sandpiper seemed to me scarce about Port Blair, I shot one or 
two during the season, 
1464. ToTANUS CALIDRIS, Linn, Blanf., IV, p. 264; ‘Str, Feath,,” II, 
ioe, ek) : 
The Redshank is common in the Andamans from September to May. Mr, 
Hume had a specimen from Port Blair killed in June, 
1466, Toranus GLottis, Linn, Blanf,, IV, p. 266; “Str. Feath.,” IT, p. 
299, 
The ‘‘ Novara ” expedition obtained a male on the north coast of the Great 
Nicobar on March 22nd. Mr, Hume thinks it must be an excessively rare 
straggler to the island. 
1471. TRInGA RUFICOLLIS, Pall, Blanf., 1V, p. 274; “ Str. Feath,,” II, 
p. 298. 
The Eastern Little Stint is fairly common along the Andaman and Nicobar 
coasts in winter. I saw it up to about the end of May. 
1473. TRINGA suBMINUTA, Middend, Blanf., IV, p. 275. 
I believe I shot the Long-toed Stint at Port Blair, but cannot find it among 
my notes. 
1476. TRINGA CRASSIROSTRIS, Temm, and Schl. Blanf., 1V; p. 277; “Str. 
Feath.,” IV, p, 294. 
‘The Eastern Knot was obtained on the 8, Andaman by Wardlaw Ramsay, 
1477, TRInGA suBARQUATA, Giildenst. Blanf., 1V,p. 278; “ Str. Feath.,” 
II, p. 297. 
The Curlew Sandpiper, though not rare, is by no means common in the 
islands, 
