310 BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND. 



" To the general and particular description of T. Bairdii as 



given by Mr. Coues, there can be but little to add ; but as Prof. 

 Baird has not noticed the species, and as Mr. Coues considers 

 its habitat ' coextensive with that of T. Bonapartei, and probably 

 restricted to North America east of the Rocky Mountains/ I 

 may add some remarks on its geographical range which may be 

 of use. 



" The localities noticed by Mr. Coues are Nebraska (Lieut. 

 Warren) J Fort Kearney (Dr. Cooper), Zuni river (Dr. Wood- 

 house), Great Slave Lake (Messrs. Kennicott and Ross). 



" The additional localities which have since been recorded are 

 California, Mexico (Boucard), Panama, New Granada (Salvin), 

 Tambo vaUey, Peru (Whitely), Conchitas, Argentine Republic 

 (W. H. Hudson), and Santiago, Chili (Leybold). 



"To these localities we have now to add Walwich Bay 

 (Andersson) . 



" The egg of Tringa Bairdii has been described by Professor 

 Newton in the ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society ' 1871, 

 p. 57."— Ed.] 



364. Tringa minuta, Leisl. Little Stint. 



Tringa minuta, Gould's Birds of Europe, pi. SS2. 



Pelidna minuta, Strickland & Sclater, Birds Damar., Contr. Orn. 



1852, p. 159. 

 Tringa minuta, Layard's Cat. No. 622. 



^, „ Chapman's Travels in S. Afi-., App. p. 420. 



„ „ Finsch & Hartlaub's Viigel Ost-Afrika's, p. 764. 



„ „ Sharps & Dresser's Birds of Europe, pi. 55. fig. 1 



(winter dress) & pi. 58. fig. 2 (breeding dress). 



This species is common throughout Damara and Great 

 Namaqua Land, and also occurs in the Lake-regions ; it 

 is found in small flocks and frequents alike the sea-coast 

 and freshwater pools, springs, and streamlets, where it 

 eagerly seeks for the minute insects, Crustacea, and 

 aquatic worms which are more or less abundant in such 

 localities. The flesh of this Sandpiper is excellent ; and 



