Migratory Birds in British Guiana. 277 



about 2 inches in length. The upper and under parts 

 are markedly rufous, blotched and barred with a dark 

 tint, though the winter plumage is more or less brownish 

 grey and white. 



Stragglers have at times been taken in Great Britain 

 and on the continent of Europe. 



Of the various sandpipers, perhaps the commonest 

 visitor is the Solitary Sandpiper or the Wood Tatler 

 (Rhyncophilus solitarius) , which will be met with singly 

 by the waterside in nearly all parts of the colony. Many 

 of these small sandpipers certainly remain with us all 

 the year round. 



This bird is about 8 inches in length, with a beak of 

 \\ inches. The general colour is brown above, with 

 small white spots on the feathers, and greyish below, 

 with darker striations on the front. 



These little birds are known to range in the breeding 

 season even as far north as the Ar6lic regions, migrating 

 to the West Indies, Central and South America, even to 

 Buenos Ayres in the winter. They have been obtained 

 as stragglers in the British Isles. 



Of almost the same size as the foregoing is the com- 

 mon Sanderling (Calidris arenaria) , which will readily 

 be distinguished by the absence of the hind-toe. 



This species, like the turnstone, is remarkable for its 

 great range. It is known to breed throughout almost 

 the whole Ar6lic distrift, migrating to S. Africa, Asia 

 and some of the Pacific Islands, in the Old World, and 

 to Chili and Buenos Ayres in the New. 



The bird is readily recognisable not only by the ab- 

 sence of the hind toe, but by its prevailing white plumage, 

 the upper surface being, however, marked by a rufous 



