144. 
COMMON SANDPIPER. 
bank : its eg'gs, which are usually five in number, 
are of a reddish-green, varied with dusky and cine- 
reous spots, mostly at the larger end. Great num- 
bers breed on the banks of the lakes in Scotland. 
They are frequently seen in pairs during the sum- 
mer ; and are well known by their clear piping note 
which they make when disturbed, and when running 
on the ground their tail is constantly in motion. 
They depart from Britain in the autumn, at which 
time ^Montagu observes they are infested with insects*. 
It is found in most parts of Europe. 
SrOTTED SANDriPER. 
(Totauus uiacularia.) 
To. rostro basi pedibiisque incarnalis, corpore iindique maculato, 
superciliis fasciaque gemina alarum albis. 
Sandpiper with the base of the beak aud the legs flesh-colour, the 
body spotted above and below, the eyebrows and geminated 
stripe on the wings white. 
Totauus macular ia. Tevim. man. d'Oni. 422. Id. 2 Edit. ii. 656. 
Tringa niacularia. Linn. S^st. Xaf. 1. 245. Gmel. Sj/st. Nat. 
1. 672. Lath. Ind. Oni. 2. 734, Tills. Amer. Orn. v. y'li. p. 
60. pi. Yix.f. 1. 
Turdus aquaticus. Briss. Orn. 5. 255, 
La grive d'eau. Bujf. Ois. 8. 140. 
Sj[x>tted Tringa. Edn:. p. '277. X- 
* Stenepteryx Hirundiais. 
