THE GEEENSHAXK 109 



mostly white; xiuder parts white. Total length 8 inches, culmen 1.1, wing 

 4.1, tail 2, tarsus 0.96. 



Nest a depression in the ground, sometimes lined. Four 

 eggs are laid and are stone colour, with blotches and finer 

 marking of brown of varying shades. They measure about 1.40 

 X 1.01 inch. 



These birds nest in the Northern Hemisphere. 



Genus TereMa. 

 Bill with upward curve. Webs to both inner and outer toes. 



The Terek Sandpiper. 



TereMa cinerea., 



North-east Europe, North Siberia to Africa, India to Australia 

 (winter). 



Above light ashy grey, with whitish edges to the scapulars and wing- 

 coverts; in breeding plumage there are black centres to the upper surface. 

 Secondaries tipped with white; upper tail-coverts freckled; forehead 

 white; sides of face whitish streaked with ashy grey; underparts white. 

 Total length 8.5 inches, culmen 2, wing 5.35, tail 2.2, tarsus 1.15. 



Nest a depression in the ground, usually lined. The eggs 

 are olive-buff, marked with blotches and streaks of dark-brown, 

 especially on the larger end. They measure about 1.5 x .96 

 inch. 



These birds breed in Northern Europe and Siberia. 



Genus Glottis. 

 Bill with upward curve. No web to outer toe. 



The Greenshank. 



Glottis nebularius. 



North Asia and North Europe to Africa, Indian Peninsula and 

 Australia in winter. 



In winter plumage the colour above is ashy-brown, mottled with 

 whitish edges to the feathers, which are freckled with darker brown; 

 lower back and tail white, the centre feathers of the tail barred with 

 brown, the others spotted on outer web; forehead and sides of face white; 



