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tail-feathers ; lesser upper \ving-coverts, bastard-wing, primary- 

 coverts, and quills black ; upper tail-coverts blackish barred and 

 tipped with white ; outer tail-feathers while barred with blackish 

 brown ; eyelids, loral streak, throat, breast, and abdomen white ; 

 fore-neck, ear-coverts, sides of neck, and sides of breast dusky 

 brown, the feathers margined with white on the fore-neck, giving 

 a streaked appearance ; axillaries barred with black and white ; 

 lesser under wing-coverts black edged with white, the greater 

 series brown like the quill-lining. '"' Bill greenish black ; feet 

 greenish grey, claws brownish black; iris brown. '^ 



Total length 200 mm., culmen 30, wing 130, tail 5G, tarsus 28, 

 middle toe and claw 30. 



Adult male. Similar to the adult female, but rather smaller. 

 AVing 126 mm. 



The description of the femnle is taken from an example 

 obtained at Bartica in 1911. 



Breeds in North America, and migrates south in winter. 



Mange in Britisli Guiana. Upper Takutu Mountains, T;ikntu 

 River, Ituribisi River, Bartica, Kamakabra River, Great 

 Savannas [McConnell collection) ; INIount Roraima, Kamarang 

 River, Rupununi River (^Wlntely) ; Matope {Beehe). 



Ka:tralimital Range. South America to Argentina j Central 

 America, West India Islands, and North America. 



Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2) x. p. 277) giA-es the following- 

 notes on the species in British Guiiina : — "' Of the various Sand- 

 pipers, perhai)S the commonest visitor is the Solitary Sandpiper 

 or the Wood-Tattler [R/iynrophilus solitaynus) , 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 vear round. .... These little birds are known to ransfe 

 in the breedino-season even as far north as the Arctic reoions, 

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

 to Buenos Ayres in the winter. They have been obtained as 

 striiifolers in British Guiana." 



Genus ACTITIS Illig. 



AclHis Illi[^er, J'rodr. 8vst. Maiiiin. ct Av. ]). 2(1:3, ISH. 'IVpc- 

 A. hypolcucos (Linn.). 



This genus is characterised by liaving short legs, the secondary 

 quills nearlv as long as iho primaries, and a dilVorent coldratitm 

 which is shown in the nc-stlini:. 



