side; below the eye a black patchy-which curving, forward'and
upward, goes to the base o f m a n d i b l e , e n c i r c l i n g a
white^spot at the base of the upper mandible x>f thj|
head,„the occiput, and back" of -themeok* whiter-streaked with
black; sides ..of the neck and-'the scapularèrrichvëïadk; Mif-
terscapulars, arid smaller wihgfcoverts^ dark red '; greater-wingr
coverts- black edged with red ;r wing-primaries greyish blSdË,
with- pure white shafts; têrtialsv nearly- blacky tipped and
spotted with réd ^ the back white; rump with a - lr in^wSf-i-
band of black; “upper tail^bverts and th e ih a s e t^ the' tail-
feathers white ; the other part greyish b k ’ekr^ all, !ère%p#ffjb
twemiddle.ones,tipped with-white ; ’-chin white*;'Kh,i-6f4 h;|-'
nèck, the throat, and wppêr part of thöfliÉèkstf rich bfeêl^;
lower part of thubreast,' belly,* -vent,, under tail^o5vT^'K\ under
surface of the. wing^f-find :th|-ï.axillary- J ^ ^ ^ ^ p i^ É ^ h i t e ;
legs-and toes -«eh orange red, !4pproa!eËn^!wermil|p# - re d ;
claws black; the- hind ton articulated on ijf^ihMf'-shrÓ^e
of the tarsus, and directedtnwards .towards'thetdtheï l e S n ’ot
backwards a siif most btherdbirds.
The whole length of the bird nine ih ch ^ faM a'*hiff.
Prom the carpal joint to the end of the-wingJsfe^iriclfcv;
first quill feather a Tittle longer - than^the- sefemd,
'longest-in the wing.' -
The 'séxes do not differ much in plumage ; butAn-winter
the black, white, and ferruginous portions of thé plumage ate
not' so rich iudblour. ' .
In young birds of the year the whole of the plumage of the
upper surface of the bbdyyand. round the throat' in front, is
dull brownish black;, the-feathers’ of the body edged with
yellowish white ; those of the wingrcoveïts and tertials edged
.with reddish buff-colóur; the'chin,' breast, belly, and under
tail-coverts, white; the legs and "toes pale orange, almost
flesh colour.
GRALLAWgRES. CHA RADRIIDJE.
T H E SANDERLTNG.
Gharadrius calidris, : Sander ling. Plover,- P enn. Brit, Zool. vol.ii. p. 106.
,, • The Sahderling, Mont., Ornith. Diet.
Birds, vol.i. p. 385.
Malidfis arenaria, 'Common , ," E t.em. Brit. An. p. 112.'
Arenaria calidris, „ „ Selby, Brit. Ornith, vol. ii. p. 208..
Calidris arenaria, The „ J enynS, Brit. Vert. p. 183.
Arenaria culddns, „ ,, i'* @ould, Birds of Europe, pt. xix.
Calidris arenaria, Sanderling variable, Temm. Man.d’Ornith. vol.ii; p. 522.
Calidris. Generic Characters.—Beak as long as the head, straight, slender,
flexible, compressed at thgrBale, with the point dilated, and smooth. Nostrils
-basal, lateral, narrow, longitudinally cleft in the nasal furrow, which extends to
the smooth point of the beak. Wings of moderate length, pointed, the first
quill-feather the longest. ' £egs of mean length, naked above the tarsal joint.
Peet with three toes, all directed forwards, with a very small connecting membrane
at their base.