ground for believing some breed within the British Islands. See Harting, 4 Handbook of British Birds,’
p. 44 ; Gray, 4 Birds o f the West o f Scotland ;’ and Thompson, 4 Birds o f Ireland,’ vol. ii. p. 120.
Genus M a c h e t e s .
2 8 1 . M a c h e t e s p u g n a x Vol. IV. PI. LXI.
R u f f a n d R e ev e .
This bird formerly nested regularly in the fen s; but, owing to the gradual drainage o f their haunts and
undue persecution in the spring, very few now breed here, and that only in favoured localities. I t is still,
however, a regular spring and autumn migrant.
2 8 2 . M a c h e t e s p u g n a x .............................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. LXII.
R u f f a n d R e ev e ( f i r s t a u tum n p lum a g e ) .
Genus A c t i t u r u s .
2 8 3 . A c t it u r u s B a r t ramius Vol IV PI LX1II
B artram’s S a n d p ip e r .
A rare straggler from the New World, which has been met with in England in three o r four instances
a t rare intervals.
Genus T ry n g it e s .
2 8 4 . T ry n g it e s r u f e s c e n s .................................................................................................................................... j y p j L ^ j y
B u f f -b r e a s t e d S a n d p ip e r .
This is another wanderer from the American continent. It has been noticed, however, more frequently
in this country than the last named: Mr. Harting, in his ' Handbook of British Birds,’ p. 138, has given
fifteen instances o f its capture here.
Genus T r i n g a .
285. T r i n o a c a n u t u s .......................................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. LXV.
K n ot.
Although a few o f these birds may be found here throughout the winter, it is strictly speaking a spring
and autumn migrant.
Genus C a l i d r i s .
280. C a l i d r i s a b e n a r i a ............................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. LXVI.
S a n d e r l in g .
The same remark applies to this as to the last named.
Genus L im n o c in c lu s ,
287. L im n o c i n c l u s p e c t o r a l i s Vol. IV. Pl. LXVII.
P ecto ra l S a n d p ip e r .
Like Bartram’s Sandpiper and the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, this bird, which is common to both continents
o f America, occasionally finds its way across the broad Atlantic, and a temporary home in this country.
According to Mr. Harting ( 4 Handbook,’ p. 140), some sixteen instances of its occurrence are on record.
Genus A n c y l o c h e i l u s .
288. A n c y l o c h e i l u s s u b a r q u a t a . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. LXVIII.
C u r l ew S a n d p ip e r .
Like many others o f the Sandpipers, this bird is a regular spring and autumn migrant. The discovery of
a nest in a tract o f sedgy bog round the Loch o f Spynie, near Elgin, on the 8th of June, 1853, has been
recorded by Mr. R. Gray in his 4 B irds o f the West o f Scotland.’
. Genus P e l i d n a .
289. P e l i d n a c i n c l u s ...........................................................................................................Vol. IV. Pl. LXIX.
D u n l i n (summer plumage).
Although a resident species, the Dunlin is nevertheless migratory in spring and autumn. It breeds
regularly in Scotland, the Hebrides, and Shetland ; and the nest has also been found on the moors of
Northumberland and Cornwall.
290. P e l i d n a ......................................................................................................................Vol. IV. Pl. LXX.
D u n l i n (winter plumage).
291. P e l i d n a B o n a p a r t e i ......................................... ........................................................Vol. IV. PI. LXXI.
B o n aparte ’s S a n d p ip e r .
This American species, o f which some eight or nine examples have now been procured in this country,
is probably more familiar to English readers by the name o f Schinz’s Sandpiper. It is now generally
admitted, however, th at the so-called Tringa or Pelidna ScMnzii is merely a small variety o r race o f the
Dunlin ; and the appellation therefore should cease to be employed for the present species.
Genus A c t o d r o m a s .
™ A . 292. A c t o d r o m a s m i n u t a ........................................................................................................... . Vol. IV. Pl. LXXII.
L i t t l e S t in t .
This graceful little bird is a regular migrant, passing through this country in spring and autumn. It is