INTRODUCTION. 
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rGiTiaiii licre long enougli in tlic spring to <ic(]uirc their full siiinnicr plunicige. In Irelnnd it is srud to be 
very rare. 
276. Totanus ochropus 
Vol. IV. PI. LVI. 
Green Sandpiper. 
Although strictly speaking this Sandpiper is only a spring and autumn migrant, examples arc now and 
then obtained in winter, and it has even been reported to have nested in this country. This is by no means 
unlikely ; but its remarkable habit of depositing its eggs in the old nests of other birds, at a considerable 
height from the ground, has no doubt caused it to be overlooked. 
277. Totanus glareola Vol. IV. PI. LVIl. 
Wood-Sandpiper. 
Like the last named this species is most frequently observed at the vernal and autumnal periods of 
migration ; but two or three Instances of its nesting in Norfolk, Northumberland, and Elginshire have been 
placed on record. 
Genus Actitis. 
278. Actitis hypoleucos Vol. IV. PI. LVIII. 
Summer-Snipe. 
This well-known and graceful little Sandpiper, like others of the family, is a bird of double passage, and 
appears with great regularity every spring and autumn. Unlike other species, however, it does not always 
quit this country to find a nesting-place, but breeds regularly in the north of England, Wales, and Scotland, 
and less frequently in some parts of the south of England. 
279. Actitis macularia . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. LIX. 
Spotted Sandpiper. 
An inhabitant of the northern continent of America, this bird can only be regarded as a rare straggler to 
Europe and the British Islands, where it is reported to have been met with several times. 
Genus Strepsilas. 
280. Strepsilas interpres ........... Vol. IV. PI. LX. 
Turnstone. 
Although a regular migrant to our shores, a few remain with us throughout the winter, and there is good 
