252 BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER. 



half its length, scutellate before and behind; tarsus long, slender, having 

 before and behind numerous scutella, the narrow lateral spaces with very- 

 small oblong scales. Toes slender, the first very short, the second much 

 shorter than the fourth, the third and fourth connected at the base by a web; 

 the scutella numerous; claws small, compressed, slightly arched, rather 

 blunt. 



Plumage soft, on the neck and lower parts blended; on the upper rather 

 distinct. Wings rather long, acute, narrow; primaries tapering and rounded, 

 the first longest, the second a little shorter, the rest rapidly graduated; 

 secondaries obliquely rounded, the inner elongated and tapering. Tail of 

 moderate length, much rounded, of twelve rather narrow feathers. 



Bill yellowish-green, the tip dusky, the edges towards the base yellow. 

 Iris dark hazel. Legs and tarsi light yellowish-grey, toes rather darker, 

 claws brownish-black. Upper part of the head dark brown, with a median 

 pale yellowish-brown line, the margins of the feathers also of that colour, 

 which prevails along the sides of the head and the back of the neck, which 

 are streaked with dusky; the eye surrounded with yellowish-white. Throat 

 yellowish-white, without spots; fore-part and sides of the neck, with a por- 

 tion of the breast and sides of the body, cream-coloured, with dusky lines, 

 which gradually become arrow-shaped on the breast, forming a double trans- 

 verse band; the feathers on the sides barred; the rest of the lower parts 

 yellowish-white, the lower tail-coverts rich cream-coloured. Axillar feathers 

 and lower wing-coverts white, banded with brownish-black. On the upper 

 parts the feathers are dark brown, glossed with green, with rich cream- 

 coloured margins; the rump darker. On the margins of the scapulars, 

 within the pale edge, is a series of dusky spots, which towards the end 

 become continuous. Alula, primary coverts, and primary quills blackish- 

 brown, the inner webs crossed by white bands until about an inch from the 

 end, the shaft of the first quill white, those of the rest dusky. Secondaries 

 greyish-brown, their outer margins pale brown, with dusky spots; the inner 

 darker. The two middle feathers of the tail are dark olive, tinged with 

 grey, transversely barred with black, the last bar arrow-shaped, the margins 

 light cream-colour: the next feather on each side lighter, and tinged with 

 yellowish-red; the rest gradually lighter, the outer white, all barred with 

 black. 



Length to end of tail 12| inches, to end of wings 11^-, to end of claws 

 13|; extent of wings 22; wing from flexure 7; tail 3f; bare part of tibia 

 X V, tarsus 1^|, first toe T 4 ? , its claw 1 7 %; middle toe 1, its claw -ff; bill along 

 the ridge 1^; along the edge of lower mandible 1^. Weight 6 oz. 



Female. 



The female is a little larger, and weighs 7 oz., but resembles the male in 



