seem a pretty constant character. This bird is rather larger 
than the common Godwit, and is of much rarer occurrence. 
Our specimen was painted from a fine specimen purchased 
at a poulterer's in Leadenhall Market, where it had been 
sent with other fen birds from the fens of Ely. The only 
specimen we have been so fortunate as to meet with alive 
we shot on Riegate Heath, Surrey ; where it was feeding in 
company with Lapwings and Redshanks. It runs with great 
speed, and is extremely active and lively ; its food is worms, 
slutrs and insects ; in the stomach of this specimen were 
several marine shells entire ; this bird was killed in the 
month of November, 1816. We are unacquainted with the 
nest and eggs. 
