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Family III. Scolopacid^. 

 Genus NUMENIUS. CURLEW. 



121. NUMENIUS ARQUATA. COMMON CURLEW. 



Numenius arquata, Lath. 

 Scolopax arquata, Linn., Gmel. 

 Numenius, Briss. 



Grand courlis cendre, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Common Curlew, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool., Lath, Syn., Mont, Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. 

 Birds, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



122. NUMENIUS PHiEOPUS. WHIMBREL. 



Numenius phseopus, Lath., Flemm, 



Scolopax phaeopus, Linn, 



Courlis corlieu, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Arquata minor, Raii, 



Whimbrel, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



During the early spring months, Whimbrels are not uncommon upon our coast. They 



seem to retire to higher latitudes to breed, and I have hitherto been unable to detect them 



upon the moors or highlands of Scotland, during the breeding season. 



Genus TOTANUS. SANDPIPER. 



123. TOTANUS CALIDRIS. REDSHANK SANDPIPER. 



Totanus calidris, Bechst, Temm., Selby. 



Scolopax calidris, Lath. 



Tringa Gambetta, Lath. 



Chevalier Gambette, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Redshank, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornitli. Diet., Flemm, Br. Anim. 



This is a common species upon our coast during winter. In summer, the plumage differs 

 greatly from the winter livery, and it has, in consequence, been considered a distinct spe- 

 cies. It would appear, that the Totamis Bewickii of Stephens (^Shaw's Zool., vol. xii. 

 p. 138), is a Redshank in the nuptial dress. 



124. TOTANUS FUSCUS. 



Totanus fuscus, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Scolopax fusca, Linn. 



Scolopax totanus, Linn. 



Godwit, and Dusky Sandpiper, 



Scolopax curonica et Cantabrigiensis, Lath., Gmel. 



Spotted Redshank, Dusky Snipe, Cambridge Godwit. 



A young specimen, killed at Jarrow Slake, is now in the collection of the Society. 



125. TOTANUS OCHROPUS. GREEN SANDPIPER. 



Totanus ochropus, Temm., Selby, Flemm. 



Tringa ochropus, Linn., Lath. 



Chevalier cul-blanc, Temm. 



Green Sandpiper, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont, Ornith. Diet., Beioich's Br. Birds, Shaw's 



Zool., Selby s lUus. Br. Orn. 

 Wood Sandpiper, Linn. Trans, i. 130. 



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