. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . i=?^:^.7i-l . *^*r^^f 1-^^^ t2 118 JBRITISH THE LITTLE STINT. LITTLE -SANDPIPER, OR LEAST SNIPE.{Tringa puftlla, Lin.—La petite Alomtte de Mer, BrifTon.) This bird, the least of the Sandpiper tribe, in its figureand plumage nearly resembles the last two kinds. Itweighs twelve pennyweights troy, and measures in length,extended, from the point of the beak to the end of thetail, nearly six inches ; from tip to tip of its wings, abouteleven inches and a half; and the bill, to the corners ofthe mouth, is five-eighths of ah inch.

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. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . i=?^:^.7i-l . *^*r^^f 1-^^^ t2 118 JBRITISH THE LITTLE STINT. LITTLE -SANDPIPER, OR LEAST SNIPE.{Tringa puftlla, Lin.—La petite Alomtte de Mer, BrifTon.) This bird, the least of the Sandpiper tribe, in its figureand plumage nearly resembles the last two kinds. Itweighs twelve pennyweights troy, and measures in length,extended, from the point of the beak to the end of thetail, nearly six inches ; from tip to tip of its wings, abouteleven inches and a half; and the bill, to the corners ofthe mouth, is five-eighths of ah inch. The feathers onthe crown of the head are black, edged with rust colour :it is marked, like most of the genus, by a light streakover each eye, and a darkish spot below and before them :the throat, fore part of the neck, and belly are white ;and the breast is tinged with pale reddish yellow: theshoulders and scapulars are black, edged with white onthe exterior vi^ebs of each feather, and on the interiorwith rust colour : back and tail dusky : legs slender, andnearly black. BRITISH BIRDS. 119 This figure and

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