110 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



sides of neck streaked; under surface white. The breeding plumage is 

 more ruddy brown with black centres to the feathers on the upper 

 surface. Total length 13 inches, culmen 2.2, wing 7.2, tail 2.85, tarsus 2.15. 



Nest a depression in grass, moss, &c. Four cream-coloured 

 eggs are laid, marked with blotches and lines of brown, and 

 generally most numerous at the larger end, where they are 

 confluent. They measure about 1.95 x 1.30 inch. 



Breeds in Northern Hemisphere. 



Genus RhyacopMlus. 



The Wood Sandpiper. 



BhyacopMlus glareola. 



Europe and North Asia to Africa, Indian Peninsula, and Australia in 

 winter. 



In winter the colour above is bronzy-brown, with light margins to 

 the feathers, which are slightly spotted with white on both edges; 

 feathers on rump edged with white; upper tail coverts white, the lateral 

 ones with blackish markings; centre tail feathers ashy brown barred with 

 darker brown and notched with white; the lateral feathers white, barred 

 with blackish; sides of face white lightly streaked; throat white; chest 

 ashy; remainder of under surface white. Total length 8.5 inches, culmen 

 1.15, wing 4.6, tail 1.85, tarsus 1.4. In summer the plumage is more 

 variegated than in winter. 



Nest the usual depression in the grassy and heathy ground 

 and lined with similar material. The four eggs are greenish- 

 white or buff and marked with blotches and spots of reddish- 

 brown, especially at the larger end. 



These birds nest in the Northern Hemisphere. 



Genus Bartramia. 

 Bill thickened at tip, shorter than tail. Tail long, outer 

 feathers shorter than middle ones. 



The Bartram Sandpiper. 



Bartramia longicauda. 



North America, ranging to South America in winter, accidental in 

 Europe and Australia. 



Above mottled, the feathers being black, with whitish edges; lower 

 back black; centre tail-feathers ashy brown, barred with black, remainder 



