176 SCOLOPACIDJJ. 



Totanus calidris. Eedshank. 



Tringa Calidris, lAnnceus, S. N. i. p. 252 (1766). 



Totanus calidris, Naum. viii. p. 95 ; Macg. iv. p. 333 ; Hewit- 

 son, p. 329; Gray, p. 158; Yarr. ed. 2, ii. p. 591; 

 id. ed. 3, ii. p. 628; Gould, iv. pi. 54; Harting, p. 46; 

 Dresser, viii. p. 157. 



The Common Redshank, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 524. 



Calidris, see p. 172. 



Resident in Great Britain and Ireland. Found all over 

 Europe and Asia, migrating in vrinter as far south as the 

 Cape colony and India. 



Totanus filSCUS. Spotted Ebdshane. 



Scolopax fuse a, Mnnoeus, S. N. i. p. 243 (1766) . 



Totanus fuscus, Naum. viii. p. 123, xiii. p. 242; Macg. iv. 



p. 328; Hewitson, p. 326; Gray, p. 157; Yarr. ed. 2, ii. 



p. 587; id. ed. 3, ii. p. 624; Gould, iv. pi. 55; Harting, 



p. 46; Dresser, viii. p. 165. 

 The Spotted Redshank, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 520. 



Fuscus = dark, dusty. 



Occurs during migration, somewhat rarely, in the British 

 Islands. It inhabits Europe, Asia, and Africa generally. 



[Totanus flavipes. Ymllowssank. 



Scolopax flavipes, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 659 



(1788). 



Totanus flavipes. Gray, p. 158; Fa?T. ed. 3, ii. p. 637; Hart- 

 ing, p. 137. 

 Yellow-shanked Sandpiper, Ya7-r. ed. 1, 2nd suppl. p. 45. 



Flavipes = yellow-footed ; from fidvus + pes. 



Of doubtful occurrence in the British Islands. Common 

 in North America, migrating southwards in winter to Central 

 America, Chili, and Brazil.] 



