Class II. GREEN SANDPIPER. 87 



wings are black, marked with numerous white 

 lines, pointing obliquely from the edges of the 

 feather to the shaft, representing the letter V ; 

 the rump is white ; the tail of the same color ; 

 the first feather plain, the second marked near 

 the end with one black spot, the third and fourth 

 with two, the fifth with three, and the sixth 

 with four.* 



Except in pairing time, it is a solitary bird : 

 it is never found near the sea ; but frequents 

 rivers, lakes, and other fresh waters. In France 

 it is highly esteemed for its delicate taste; 

 and is taken with limed twigs placed near its 

 haunts. 



Mr. Fleischer favored us with a bird from ■ 

 Denmai'-k, which, in all respects, resembled 

 this, except that the spots were of a pale rust 

 color. 



* A specimen, shot in Flintshire, was brought to the editor 

 in August 1811, which resembled the above in most particulars, 

 but the color of the back was of a brownish hue and the spots 

 were rusty ; the bars on the tail were irregular, and the distin- 

 guishing marks on the underside of the wings rather indistinct. 

 The legs were long, and of a pale olivaceous color. Ed. 



