TEEEKIA.— TOTANUS. 171 



Burma. Breeds in Siberia, and migrates to China, Japan, Burma, and India. 

 (J. 874. B. 1458.) 



Also M. griseus. S 10"- 9 11". With tarsus shielded behind, wintering in C. and S. 

 America. 



Also the genus Micropalama. One species — M. himantopus. S 8". 9 8J". With hill 

 widened at tip and pitted. Breeding in Canada and migrating to S. America and W. Indies. 



Genus TEREEIA. 

 In some respects intermediate between Limdsa and Totanus. Bill slender, 

 curved upwards. Upper mandible bent slightly downwards at tip. First quill 

 longest. Tail nearly even. Second and fourth toes united to third by distinct 

 membrane. Tarsus scutellated. Mid claw dilated, not pectinated. 



163. Terekia cinerea. The Avocbt Sandpiper, 

 $ 9". ? lOJ". Legs pale orange. Bill 1|", orange. — In winter : Forehead 

 and supercilia white. Ashy blue, with dark shaft stripes. Shoulder-edge of 

 wing and quills brown. Breast ashy, with streaks of red. Axillaries white. — 

 In summer: Scapulars black, edged with brown. Head, neck, and breast streaked 

 with brown. Breeds in northern parts of the Palaearctic region, and winters in 

 Africa, India, and Australia. (B. 1459.) 



Genus TOTANUS, 



Totanus, Latinised from the Italian Tdtano. Derivation unknown. 



Bill straight or slightly curved upwards. Both mandibles grooved on each 

 side. Tip of upper mandible hard and bent down. First quill longest. Tarsus 

 always scutellated in front and behind. Hind toe present. Anterior toes united 

 by webs, which sometimes are rudimentary between second and third toe. 



(i.) Bill with upward curve. 



164. Totanus guttifer. Armstrong's Yellow-shanks. 



(J 12" to 13"; 3J oz. $13". Legs ochreous. Bill 2-4", plumbeous. Broad 



stripe from forehead. Chin, neck, breast, abdomen, and wing-lining white. 



Crown, neck, secondaries, and tertiaries pale ashy. N.E. Asia, ranging in winter 



to Burma and Bengal. (B. 1467.) 



165. Totanus glottis. The Common Green-shanks. 



7XuJTTis= mouth of the windpipe. 



Tim timma, /ji(Zia; Go\r3^, Berigal ; Peria-kotan (Tamil) ; Maha-oliya, C7e2/Z<m. 



$ 13" to 15". Legs greenish. Bill 2" to 2\", dusky. In winter and summer 

 the same. Tail cross-barred and laterals white, with narrow streak on outer web. 

 Head white, with brown streaks. Back brown, edged yellow. Breeds in N. 

 Europe and N. Asia, and winters in China, S. Asia, and Australia. Four eggs 

 (2-0 X 1-35), light brown, spotted brown. (J. 894. B. 1466.) 



(ii.) Bill straight and not curved upwards. 

 166. Totanus stagnatilis. The Marsh-Sandpiper, or Lesser Geben-shankb. 

 S<affMaraKs= pertaining to ponds. 

 Chota gotra, Bengal. 



(? 10^". Legs pale green. Bill 1|", dusky. — In winter : Ash-brown. Quills 

 brown, shafts white. Cheeks, neck, breast, and fianks spotted brown. Lower 



