. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. TRINGA. 441 Plates.—Gray, Genera of Birds, iii. pi. clii.; Halting, Ibis, 1869, pi. xii.; Nelson, Cruisie o£ the Literature. ' Corwin/ p. 87. Habits.—Undescribed. Eggs.—Unknown. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper may always be recognized by its spatulate hill, wliich is Specific three times as near the tip as it is at the base. In every other respect—size, colour, " ^'^'^ ^'^^' and seasonal variations of plnmage—it is not known to differ from the Eastern form of t
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. TRINGA. 441 Plates.—Gray, Genera of Birds, iii. pi. clii.; Halting, Ibis, 1869, pi. xii.; Nelson, Cruisie o£ the Literature. ' Corwin/ p. 87. Habits.—Undescribed. Eggs.—Unknown. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper may always be recognized by its spatulate hill, wliich is Specific three times as near the tip as it is at the base. In every other respect—size, colour, " ^'^'^ ^'^^' and seasonal variations of plnmage—it is not known to differ from the Eastern form of the Little Stint {T. minuta ruficollis). It breeds in some unknown country north of Behring Straits. Nelson obtained an Geoo;raplii- example in Alaska, and Nordenskiold observed it on migration on the northern shores of ^jgn^ Tcliuski-Land. I have exauijiles in ray collection from the Sea of Okhotsk, Hakodadi, Yokohama, Shanghai, and Amoy, all obtained on migration. It has also been obtained in India and Burma, which are presumably its TRINGA ACUMINATA. SIBERIAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Tringa supracaudalibus centralibus et secundariis interioribus vix albo notatis: pedibus pallidis: Diagnosis. magnitudine majore (alae plus quam 120 millim.): rectricibus centralibus vix (circa 3 millim.) quam contigui longioribus. ;3i,. 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London : H. Sotheran
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