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remain here long enough in the spring to acquire their full summer plumage. In Ireland it is said to be

WEY rare.

276. Toranus ocHropus : ; ; Vol. IV. Pl. LVI
Green SANDPIPER.
Although strictly speaking this Sandpiper is only a spring and autumn migrant, examples are 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.

2/7. TOTANUS GLAREOLA : : : ; : : ; Vole lve Ein vie
Woop-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 AcritTts.
278. ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS . : : : i 4 : : : ; ; Volo LV. Pl. Vine
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-lVe Rie Exe
Sporrep SAnppiper.

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. SrrepsiLas INTERPRES . ; , : 2 f : E : 2 : Vol ive Bi ix
TUuRNSTONE.

Although a regular migrant to our shores, a few remain with us throughout the winter, and there is good

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