GEEEN SANDPIPER. 



TOTANUS OCHROPUS (Linn.). 



Tringa ocrophus (misprint), Linn. S. N. i. p. 250 (1766). 

 Totanus ochropus, Naum. viii. p. 59, xiii. p. 241 ; Maaj. iv. 



p. 342 ; Hewitson, ii. p. 334* ; Yarr. ed. 4, iii. p. 457 ; 



Dresser, viii. p. 135. 



Chevalier cul-blanc, French; Grunfiissiger Strandlaufer, 

 German ; Lavandera grande, Andario, Spanish. 



This bird is more or less common as an irregular 

 visitor to all parts of England and many of the eastern 

 counties of Scotland ; whilst in Ireland generally it is 

 much less frequent, and very rare in the west of that 

 country. In Northamptonshire I have records of the 

 occurrence of the Green Sandpiper in every month of 

 the year except June, and am by no means certain of 

 the correctness of this exception. It is, however, never 

 abundant with us, and generally to be found singly or 

 in couples about certain muddy ponds during the period 

 of the autumnal migration. Once only I found six of 

 these birds together on the banks of the Nene ; this was 

 late in the month of August, and no doubt was a family- 

 party on their travels. I may mention that in the 



