96 WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN 



THE WOOD SANDPIPER. 

 ( Totanus glareola.) 



Male. — The bill dusky, tinged at the base with 

 green ; iris dusky. Upper part of head greyish- 

 brown, the feathers edged with greyish-white ; a 

 broad streak of white from the bill over the eye. 

 Neck all round greyish-white, streaked with brown ; 

 back, scapulars, and inner secondaries dark brown, 

 glossed with purple, the feathers edged with white 

 and black spots, the white spots being larger than 

 those of the Green Sandpiper. The quills, primary 

 and secondary coverts, also smaller coverts, blackish- 

 brown ; throat greyish-white ; breast and lower parts 

 white. Hind-part of rump and upper tail coverts 

 white ; the tail coverts marked along the shafts 

 with brown ; tail white, barred with dusky colour ; 

 legs and feet greenish-grey. Length, from bill to 

 tail, nine inches. 



THE COMMON SANDPIPER, 

 {Totanus hypoleucus.) 



Male. — The bill dusky above, brownish-grey 

 beneath ; iris brown. Upper part of head and hind- 

 neck brownish-grey ; a faint whitish line passes 

 over the eye ; upper parts glossy greenish-brown, 

 banded and waved with dark brown ; some feathers 

 on the edge of the wing, the tips of the primary 

 and secondary coverts, white ; a bar of same colour 

 crosses the wing. Sides and fore-part of neck light 



