Totanus, 
BIRDS. PRESSIROSTEES. 
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Quills 26, the first five dusky, the remainder increasing in whiteness from 
the tip. Tail feathers 12, rayed with black and white. The first and second 
toes webbed to the first joint, the second and third slightly webbed — In the 
winter dress, the plumage, above, is cinereous-brown, with dusky spots ; throat 
and breast greyish -white, with fine brown streaks ; belly pure white — Nest of 
coarse grass, upon hillocks in boggy places. Eggs 4, olive-brown, spotted 
with black. The young have the plumage, above, fcown, with yellow margins. 
Breast cinereous, with narrow brown streaks. Tips of the tail-feathers red- 
dish. Base of the bill yellowish. The Bedshank leaves the marshes after 
the breeding. season, and leads a solitary life on the sea-shore during winter. 
— The difference in plumage between this species and the Bed-legged Sand- 
piper of Bewick (Brit. Birds, ii. ll.S.), which Montagu terms T. Bewickii^ is 
so very inconsiderable, as to lead to the conclusion that they are identical. 
140. T. ochropus. Green Sandpiper, — All the tail feathers 
white one-third from the base ; the two or three exterior ones 
entirely white, or with only a spot near the end. 
Tringa Aldrovandi, Will. Orn. 222.. — Tr. ochropus .Linn. Syst. i. 250. 
Penn. Brit. Zool. ii. 468 — Tringa glareola, Markwick^ Linn. Trans, i. 
128. and ii. 325 — Tot. och. Temm. Orn. ii. 651. — In England from Au- 
gust to April, frequenting pools and streams. 
Length 10 inches; weight 3^ ounces. Bill an inch and a half long, dusky, 
tinged Avith green at the base. Legs dusky green ; the outer and middle toes 
united at the base by a membrane. Lores with a brown and white band. 
Irides hazel. Quills 24, dusky : the under wing-covers dusky, with white 
V-like markings. Upper tail-covers, and beneath, white ; the neck and breast 
with fine brown spots. Tail of 12 feathers, even at the tip, white, with the 
two middle feathers crossed with 3 or 4 black bands which diminish in num- 
ber towards the lateral feathers. In winter, the plumage is paler, and the 
spots on the breast less distinct — Nest in the sand or grass on the margin 
of lakes or streams. Eggs 3-5, greenish, with brown spots. The young have 
yellow dots on the back, the nape cinereous, the breast more spotted, and 
the black on the tail more extended. Is not known to breed in this country. 
141. T. Glareola. Wood Sandpiper. — Tail, to the base, bar- 
red with brown and white. 
Mont. Orn. Diet, and Suppl. — Tot. glar. Temm. Orn. ii. 654 — A winter 
visitant of England. 
Length 9 inches; weight 2\ ounces. Bill inches long, black, greenish 
at the base. Legs |ireenish, slender, 3 inches long from the knee to the tip 
of the middle toe, and the base of feathers one inch above the knee ; the outer 
toe connected at the base by a membrane. Irides dusky. Lores dusky, 
above vvhite. Plumage above, brown, with whitish streaks. Throat, belly, 
and both tail-covers, white. Breast white, with longitudinal streaks of deep 
brown. Quills black, slightly tipped with white, except the first three or 
four: shaft of the first quill white; under covers destitute of the V-like 
marks. Tail cuneiform, of 12 feathers. The two or three outer feathers 
have the inner Aveb white. In winter, the plumage is less distinctly marked. 
— Nest in marshes. Eggs 4, yellowish, with broAvn spots ? Young with the 
plumage above having numerous red dots ; breast waved with grey, and spot- 
ted with brown — The several instances of the occurrence of this bird record- 
ed by Montagu, in his Supplement, indicate it as a winter visitant. 
142. T. macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Plumage, below, 
marked with large rounded spots ; the two middle tail-feathers 
plain. 
