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ii. p. 595; id. ed. 3, ii. p. 643; Gould, iv. pi. 56; 

 Harting, p. 47; Dresser, viii. p. 135. 

 The Green Sandpiper, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 528. 

 Oohrdptts, from i>xp6s = pale yellow, and ttoiis = a foot. 



A frequent spring and autumn visitant to the British 

 Islands, rare in winter ; generally distributed in Europe and 

 Asia, breeding in the north, and migrating in winter into 

 Africa and India. 



Genus TOTANUS, Bechstein, Orn. Tasch. ii. p. 284 

 (1803). 



Totanus, latinized from the Italian Tdtano. Deriyation unknown. 



Totanus glareola. Wood-Sandpipee. 



Tringa Glareola, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 677 (1788). 



Totanus glareola, Naum. viii. p. 78 ; Macg. iv. p. 346 ; Hewit- 

 son, p. 330; Ch-ay, p. 159; Yarr. ed. 2, ii. p. 601; id. 

 ed. 3, ii. p. 648; Gould, iv. pi. 57; Harting, p. 47; 

 Dresser, viii. p. 143. 



The Wood Sandpiper, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 534. 



Glareola, a diminutiye from glarea, = gravel, from its haunting gravelly 

 places (of. Klein, Hut. Av. Frodr. p. 100, 1750). A name of wide signiiicance 

 formerly, including most of the Limicolae. 



A somewhat rare straggler, diiring passage, to the British 

 Islands. Found throughout the entire Palsearctic Region, 

 passing southwards in winter to South Africa, India, and the 

 Philippine Islands. 



[Totanus soUtarius. Sozitamt Sanvfipeb. 



Tringa solitaria, Wilson, Amer. Orn. vii. p. 53, 

 pi. 58. fig. 3 (1813). 



Totanus solitarius, Harting, p. 137. 



SolUarius = living alone, solus. 



Is said to have occurred on the Clyde. Common in North 

 America, migrating southwards to Brazil.] 



