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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Savage River, Alaska, July, 1923, at an elevation of about 4000 feet 
(Olaus J. Murie). 
Eggs.- — Four, varying between glaucous and greenish-glaucous, 
spotted and blotched irregularly, rather heavily near the larger end and 
rather sparsely elsewhere, with dark browns, from seal brown or bone 
brown to burnt umber or Verona brown; there are some elongated 
splashes and small, inconspicuous, underlying spots of various shades of 
brownish-drab. Breeding-season: July, Alaska (Olaus J. Murie) 
14. Grey-tailed Tattler 7 ringa brevipcs Vieillot 
brev-i-pts — L., brevis , short ; L., pes, foot. 
Distribution. — Eastern Siberia, migrating southwards to Australia. 
Dotes. — Also called Grey-rumped Sandpiper. Usually in flocks, 
arriving in Australia during September or October, departing in April or 
May. It is generally observed frequenting mangrove swamps, rocky sea- 
shores, sand-spits, and mud-banks, and is often in the company of other 
Waders. 
Nest. A depression in the ground. It breeds only in the Alpine- 
(undra zone of the mountains in the Verkhoyansk Ranges (67° 30' N., 
134° 20' K.), towering between the basins of the Alden and Indigirka 
rivers. The Indigirka River is in north-east Siberia; it rises in the Stanovoi 
Mountains, flows W.N., and N.E. 1000 miles and enters the Arctic Ocean 
at 71° N., 150° E. 
Eggs. — Not recorded. 
15. Greenshank Tringa ncbularia Gunnerus 
neb-u-l&r'-i-o — L., nebularius, adjective from nebula (cloudy). 
Distribution. — Northern Europe and northern Asia, migrating south- 
wards to Africa, Australia (except central Australia), and Tasmania; 
accidental to New Zealand. 
Dotes. — Usually in small flocks, arriving in Australia during Sep- 
tember or October, departing in March or April. It frequents mud-flats, 
sand-spits, and salt marshes, and is often in the company of other Waders. 
Generally it is extremely timid and wary, and when flushed flies off to a 
more distant locality. Food : aquatic animals of various kinds. 
Dest. — A depression in the grass. 
Eggs . — Four, pale stone colour, covered with very dark red blotches 
and underlying markings of lavender. Breeding-season: May and June 
(northern Europe and northern Asia). 
16. Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleuca Linne 
hy-po-lPilc'-a — Gk, hypo , under; Gk, leucos, white. 
Distribution. — Europe and northern Asia, migrating southwards to 
Africa. Australia, and Tasmania. 
Dotes. — Also called Summer Snipe. Usually in flocks, arriving in 
