. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 334 GEALLATOEES, OE WADING BIEDS. size from that of the Sparrow to that of the Thrush. They are as follows :—the Brown Sandpiper, called also the Harlequin Sand- piper {Totanus fuseus), the Greenshank {Totanus glottis), the Eedshank {Totanus caledris), Fig. 125; the Pond Sandpiper; the Wood Sandpiper [Tetanus glareola), the Green Sandpiper {Totanus achropus), the Common Sandpiper {Totanus kypoleucos). The last kind is the smallest, and also the m
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 334 GEALLATOEES, OE WADING BIEDS. size from that of the Sparrow to that of the Thrush. They are as follows :—the Brown Sandpiper, called also the Harlequin Sand- piper {Totanus fuseus), the Greenshank {Totanus glottis), the Eedshank {Totanus caledris), Fig. 125; the Pond Sandpiper; the Wood Sandpiper [Tetanus glareola), the Green Sandpiper {Totanus achropus), the Common Sandpiper {Totanus kypoleucos). The last kind is the smallest, and also the most prized. The TuKNSTOKES {Strepsila) inhabit the sea-coasts of both con- tinents. A single known species alone has been traced over most parts of Europe, the Cape of Good Hope, and various parts of Asia, AustraKa, and North America. It owes its name to the peculiar method it adopts to find its food. This habit consists of. Fig. 126.—Turnstone (Cinclus interjJTtSj G. E. Gray), lifting up the pebbles and shingles which lie spread over its domain, the sea-shore, in order to discover the worms, Crustacea, and insects concealed underneath. For this purpose it is provided with a bill of medium length, tapering, pointed, and hard, which it uses adroitly as a lever. It lives a solitary life, and does not even congregate with its own species for the purpose of migra- tion, but travels alone. Only in the North, whither it repairs to breed, does it manifest any approach to sociability. The female lays three or four rather large eggs of an ashy-grey. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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