CURLEW TRINGA. 91 



GRA LLA TORES. SCOLOPACID/E. 



PLATE CCIIL 



CURLEW TRINGA. 



TRINGA SUBARQUATA. 



The Curlew Tringa was first introduced to the notice of 

 British ornithologists by Pennant, and a gentleman of the 

 name of Bay, who met with a specimen at Sandwich, and 

 this species was considered of rare occurrence, but, since the 

 subject is better understood, and the distinguishing marks 

 have been more generally pointed out, the Curlew Tringa is 

 not only frequently met with on its passage north or south, 

 but several pairs are known to breed here, and remain con- 

 sequently all the year round with us. 



The geographical distribution of the present species ex- 

 tends not only over Europe, Asia, and Africa, but also over 

 the northern parts of America, yet it nowhere appears in 

 such great numbers as some others of its family. In Europe 

 it extends over the most northern countries, except Iceland 

 and the upper part of Norway, and from thence spreads over 

 the entire continent to the most southern countries. In 

 Asia it ranges from north to south through Persia and India. 

 In Africa it is also to be met with in Egypt and at the 

 Cape of Good Hope ; and in America its principal sojourn is 

 in Canada and Georgia. 



