274 LONG-LEGGED SANDPIPER. 



culars pale brownish-red; fore part and sides of neck greyish-white, tinged 

 with red, and longitudinally streaked with dusky; the rest of the lower parts 

 pale reddish-brown, transversely barred with dusky; the middle of the 

 breast and the abdomen without markings. Dimensions of five individuals. 



Length to end of tail, 



wings, 



claws, . 



Extent of wings, 

 Weight of an individual, 



Female. 



The female is considerably larger, but otherwise resembles the male. 

 Dimensions of five individuals. 



Length to end of tail, . 



wings, 



claws, „ . 



Extent of wings, 



Weight of two individuals, 4 oz., ^^ 



sf 



8* 



7^. 



'4 



8 



n 



9i 



sf 



S* 



8f 



8| 



m 



lOf 



10 



10£ 



io£ 



16| 



16 



15-1 



17 



16 



2§ oz. 











q3 



101 



11 



9i 



10| 



H 



11 



10f 



llf 



"* 



10* 



13^ 



12j 



ll£ 



12| 



llf 



IS 



16J 



16* 



16^ 



17| 



The winter plumage differs considerably; the bill, iris, and feet are as 

 above. The upper parts are brownish-grey, the head narrowly streaked with 

 dusky; the rump as in summer; the scapulars plainly margined with whitish; 

 the quills as in summer. The band over the eye lighter, the loral space 

 grey; the fore part and sides of the neck greyish-white, longitudinally 

 streaked with grey, the sides similar, and with the lower tail-coverts barred 

 with grey, the rest of the lower parts white. 



Length to end of tail in a male 9 inches; extent of wings 16^; wing from 

 flexure 5i; tail 2 T V 5 bill along the ridge 1 T S 2, along the edge of lower man- 

 dible 1-^; bare part of tibia 1; tarsus 1 T 7 2-; hind toe and claw jf; middle 

 toe j|, its claw ff . 



The roof of the mouth is flat, with three rows of papillae. The tongue is 

 1 inch 5 twelfths long, emarginate and papillate at the base, very slender, 

 concave above, tapering to a point. The oesophagus is 4 inches long, very 

 narrow, its diameter 2 twelfths. The proventriculus is oblong, 7 twelfths in 

 length, 3^ twelfths in diameter. The stomach is a strong gizzard of a 

 roundish form, compressed, S twelfths long, 7^ twelfths broad; its lateral 

 muscles large, its epithelium very dense, thick, longitudinally rugous, and of 

 a reddish-brown colour. The intestine is 12^- inches long, its anterior part 

 2f twelfths in diameter, the hind part 1^ twelfths. The rectum is 1^ inches 

 long; the coeca 11 twelfths long, 1 twelfth in diameter, obtuse. 



The trachea is 3 inches long, slender, its diameter at the upper part If 



