Crass IL. RED SANDPIPER. 
Tringa islandica. Tr. rostro Tringa Islandica. Gm. Lin. 
pedibusque fuscis, corpore 682. 
subtus ferrugineo, remigibus ‘Tringa ferruginea Is/andis 
secundariis margine albis. Randbrislanger. Brunnich, 
Lath. Ind. orn. 737. id. No. 180. 
Syn. v. 186. Arct. Zool. ii. 182. 
Bins of this species have appeared in 
great flocks on the coast of Hssex, on the estate 
of Col. Schutz. 
The crown of the head spotted with black and | 
ferruginous ; the lower side of the neck, the 
breast, and belly, of a full ferruginous color; the 
back marked with black and rust color; the co- 
verts of the wings ash color; the legs black; 
the bill strong, an inch and a half long; the 
whole length of the bird ten inches. — 
La Maubeche tachetée. Brisson v. 229? 
'THIs was communicated by the late Doctor 
David Skene of Aberdeen, {and may be consi- 
dered as a mere variety of the red Sandpiper. | 
Bill slender and black ; the head, back, lesser 
coverts of the wings, and the scapulars, of a 
dull ferruginous color, spotted with black; the 
greater coverts tipt with white ; the quil feathers 
dusky, edged on the exterior side with white ; 
the breast reddish brown, mixed with dusky ; 
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14. Rep. 
Descrip- 
TION. 
Var. A. 
ABERDEEN. 
DEeEscrIp- 
TION. 
