164 CHARADR1IDE. 



GRALLATORES. CHARADRIID.E- 



PLATE CCXIX. 



SANDERLING. 



ARENARIA CALIDRIS. 



The Sanderling is a periodical visitant in Great Britain 

 during its vernal and autumnal migration, and is said to 

 have been obtained on most of our sea-shores. Its geo- 

 graphical distribution extends over most of the northern 

 parts of Europe, Asia, and America; it inhabits the coasts 

 of Iceland, Greenland, the Hudson's Bay, Labrador, and 

 some part of Siberia ; descending along the borders of the 

 rivers and principal lakes as far as Persia. During its migra- 

 tion, it visits, in Europe, the coasts of the Baltic, and 

 Sweden, but principally those of the northern Atlantic ; 

 also England, Germany, Holland, and France, preferring 

 thus the sea-coast, since its occurrence inland is but rare. 

 The time of its migration is September and April, going 

 northward to breed, and southward to avoid the rigour of 

 the winter season. During the month of November, its 

 numbers in Holland are very great, although it does not 

 remain there during the winter; on its return in the 

 spring, it remains on the Dutch coast to the end of May. 

 The migration takes place during the night, and principally 

 along the sea-shores, or across the sea itself; and the 



