CHARADRIIDA. 591 
THE CURLEW-SANDPIPER. 
TRINGA SUBARQUATA (Giildenstadt). 
This species, which derives its name from the fact that its decurved 
bill somewhat resembles that of the Curlew, is an annual migrant— 
in varying numbers—to suitable parts of the coast of Great Britain, 
especially the estuaries of the east side of Scotland, Northumber- 
land, the Humber district, Norfolk, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Dorset, and 
thence westward to Cornwall; while it may sometimes be found on 
inland waters. On the west it is decidedly less frequent, and its 
occurrences in the north of Scotland, the Orkneys and Shetlands, 
seem to be irregular. The principal influx—chiefly of young birds— 
takes place in August and September, the journey southward being 
resumed by the end of October; but in Ireland the Curlew-Sand- 
piper has been known to remain in the southern counties until 
November or even December. On the spring-passage it has been 
met with as early as March 1oth, and birds in the red summer-dress 
continue to pass northward along the east coast of England till June. 
The Curlew-Sandpiper has not yet been obtained in the Feeroes, 
Iceland, Greenland, or Spitsbergen ; while in Scandinavia and even 
in Finland it is principally observed on the autumnal migration, being 
very rare in spring. Although examples had been obtained near 
Archangel, and also at the mouth of the Petchora and on Kolguey, 
as well as in nuptial dress on the Yenesei (close to the Arctic circle) on 
June 15th, yet it was not until July 3rd 1897 that Mr. H. L. Popham 
