6 SCOLOPACIPJS. 



The summer plumage varies principally in the dusky 

 colouring being richer, and the triangular spots of the entire 

 feathering of the upper parts being silvery, but not pure 

 white. 



The adult birds moult in the course of the month of 

 August, and the young of the year after arriving in their 

 winter quarters. By the month of April the adults appear 

 again in their perfect summer plumage. 



