MORE WADERS 95 



secondaries glossy greyish-brown ; wing coverts 

 margined with dusky spots, the interspaces grey : 

 the rest of the back pure white. The tail and its 

 upper coverts white, barred with greyish-black ; 

 primaries blackish-brown, the inner fine white to- 

 wards the end, barred and dotted with dusky colour ; 

 secondaries black at the base, the rest white. Throat 

 whitish ; sides of neck and breast pale grey, each 

 feather with a slender dark streak ; the rest of 

 lower parts white. Legs and feet orange red. 

 Length, from bill to tail, eleven inches. 



Female. — Same in colouring as the male. In 

 flight the white on the back and on the wings shows 

 up boldly. 



THE GREEN SANDPIPER. 

 {Totanus ochropus.) 



Male. — The bill dusky, reddish below ; iris dusky. 

 Upper part of head and hind-neck brownish-grey ; 

 back, scapulars, and inner secondaries greenish- 

 brown, with whitish margins and dusky spots ; 

 rump feathers white towards the end ; tail coverts 

 white, barred at the base. A broad white band over 

 the eye ; throat greyish-white ; cheeks and fore- 

 neck the same, tinged with brown and streaked 

 with dusky colour. All the lower parts of the body 

 pure white ; tail feathers white, barred with blackish- 

 brown ; legs and feet greyish-blue, with a tinge of 

 green. Length, from bill to tail, ten inches. 



Female. — Similar in colouring to the male, but 

 slightly larger. 



