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where the orassy reaches occur, the Small Sandpiper or "Waotail 

 [Tringoides viacularius) ran backwards as though undecided what 

 was best to do." 



Mr. J. J. Quelch also gives the following note (Timehri 

 (2) X. p. 278): — '" The Common Spotted Sand-Lark, Sandpiper, 

 or 'Nit' [Tringoides maadanus), which will be met with by the 

 waterside throughout almost the whole colony, more especially on 

 the mud-flats and sand-banks. They are migrants from the North, 

 whither they resort for the breeding-season, but many remain 

 throughout the year with us." 



Genus BARTRAMIA Less. 



Bartramia Lesson, Traite d'Orii. p. 553, 1831. Tvpe B. longicauda 

 (Bechst.). 



This genus is distinguished by having a graduated tail and the 

 culmen about equal to the middle toe and claw in length. 



78. Bartramia long-icauda. 



Bartram's Sandpiper. 



Bartramia Jongicauda (Bechst.), Kurze Uebers. Latham, p. 453. pi. 184, 

 1811 (North America) ; Quelch, Timehri (2) x. p. 272, 1896 

 (misfration) ; Shavpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 509, 1896 ; 

 Brabom-ne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 42, no. 402, 1912. 



" Grey Plover/' " Grass or Field Plover/' Prairie Pigeon " 

 {Qvelch). 



Adult female. General colour above black or greyish brown, 

 with bufiF and grey markings to the feathers, more uniform on 

 the lower back and rump, and rufescent buff on the hind-neck ; 

 bastard-wing, primary-coverfs, and quills dark brown, the shaft 

 of outer primary white ; inner webs of quills mottled or barret! 

 with white; inner primary an<l secondary quills paler, edged and 

 barred with white; middle tail-feathers greyish brown marked 

 with black, the outer feathers i)uff marked with black and white; 

 the feathers on the middle of the crown broadly edged with buff; 

 tliroat white ; sides of face, fore-neck, and breast buff with dark 

 shaft-linos to the featliers, which are formed into bars with spear- 

 shaped markings on tlie latter ; flanks, axillaries, and under 

 wing-coverts Ijarrcd with brown and white ; abdomen creamy- 

 \Ahite; becoming pale butl' on the vent and umler tail-coveits. 



