T O T A N W S f p T A a N A T I n k
Marsh Sandpiper.
r 'HIM 1 Spmimn £&riipj^t£(jp fhe banks ot t h i j n u r\ fu h \ i on tli< IHih of J)cc<mini 1839 .in com.
^paring Hindi Imlnn and EuroRe an ^ e c g e n ^ -F f im a f .wb.oIe to be identical; the, Australian bird is however
§ 6 » ^ ? ligfck* i j l l l l l i T b e p M l i J aboye-rrientioned was f e e ^ ^ ^ f e & r c l o s e , to th e a t e r 's
- e d g £ li,.m its hemgthe'.QntJW l ^ ^ . e i ^ | e n alive,'I was m e f f e ^ i r o u ^ P o c a r in g i t t% i o f watching
and as 'ms^p^imjj^ffir-rwards'aeciirrulot lu j^ o d o i^ B a S '™ ib h ,to kmc m\ particulars
respecting them.
' a ^ ^ ^ tK k ^ d e r surface white.
Crown of flte hea4 ^ J iec^ S ^ tC ^ ^ ] ^ ||^ 4 m a J l y .H i # b la ^ ;^ p p e r surface grey, each feather
« |th ,i lighter m irgiir;. w ^ ^h l^ ck isb broil n ^ V id j^ jg ljf lM ^ ^ wi.lh d iagonal -bars o f broiWn:; forehead,
rump Md all the undgr jmrface white, b d jd jrk gry nisi' v h n , upped sickly olive-yellow;
irides blackish brown.
The bird is figured of the natural size^