BIRDS MET WITH BY THE WILDFOWLER 339 
TURNSTONE 
Strepsilas interprescs (Linneus) 
Although never known to breed with us, adults of this 
species are to be found on our shores throughout the year. 
It is, however, chiefly a spring and summer migrant to our 
islands. The Turnstone has a variegated brown and white 
plumage, enriched in summer with chestnut and black on the 
back. The under parts are white. Length g in. 
CURLEW SANDPIPER 
Tringa subarguata (Guldenstadt) 
The Curlew Sandpiper is a common spring and autumn 
migrant to the British Isles. It breeds in the North Polar 
regions. It is a trifle larger than the Dunlin, from which it 
may be distinguished at all times by the white of the upper 
tail-coverts: In summer the breast is chestnut. The bill is 
longer and more decurved than that of the Dunlin. Length 
775 in. 
COMMON SANDPIPER 
Totanus hypoleucus (Linneus) 
The Common Sandpiper is a summer visitor to the British 
Isles, and also inhabits the Palzarctic region. It breeds on 
our high country streams, and is found everywhere with us on 
migration. The adult has the upper parts sandy greenish 
brown, finely barred ; under parts white, ticked with brown. 
The young of the year are paler in plumage and show light 
marginal markings to the feathers of the upper parts. The 
species reach us in April and leave in September. Length 7 in. 
LITTLE STINT 
Tringa minuta (Lezsler) 
This is the smallest of our shore-birds. It is a yearly spring 
and autumn migrant along our eastern and southern coasts, 
