Class II. RED SANDPIPER. 89 



Tringa islandica. Tr. rostro Tringa Islandica. Gm. Lin. 14. Red. 

 pedibusque fuscis, corpore 682. 



subtus ferrugineo, remigibns Tringa ferruginea Islandis 

 secundariis margine albis. Randbrislanger. Brunnich, 



Lath. Ind. orn. 737- id. No. 180. 



Syn. V. 186. Arci. Zool. ii. 182. 



SCRIP- 

 TION. 



JtilRDS of this species have appeared in De 

 great flocks on the coast of Esse.v, on the estate 

 of Col. Schutz. 



The crown of the head spotted with black and 

 ferruginous ; the lower side of the neck, the 

 breast, and belly, of a full ferruginous color; the 

 back marked with black and rust color; the co- 

 verts of the wings ash color ; the legs black ; 

 the bill strong, an inch and a half long; the 

 whole length of the bird ten inches. 



La Maubeche tachetee. Brisson v. 229 • Var. A. 



Aberdeen. 



XHIS was communicated by the late Doctor 

 David Skene of Aberdeen, [and may be consi- 

 dered as a mere variety of the red Sandpiper.] 



Bill slender and black ; the head, back, lesser Descrip- 

 coverts of the wings, and the scapulars, of a 

 dull ferruginous color, spotted with black; the 

 greater coverts tipt with white ; the quil feathers 

 dusky, edged on the exterior side with white ; 

 the breast reddish brown, mixed with dusky; 



TION. 



