. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . t to the flanks. Ithas been at least once, and possibly twice, obtained in Norfolkin autumn. The distinction is less clear in the immature bird,which has unstreaked under parts. The bill and irides aremuch as in the other species, but the legs are greenish , 8 ins. Wing, 5*5 ins. Tarsus, ri ins. Bairds Sandpiper. Erolia bairdi (Coues). Bairds Sandpiper, another Arctic American species, has, onfour occasions, been recorded in the British Isles—twice fromSussex, once from Norfolk, and once from St. Kilda ; all theoccurrences have been
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . t to the flanks. Ithas been at least once, and possibly twice, obtained in Norfolkin autumn. The distinction is less clear in the immature bird,which has unstreaked under parts. The bill and irides aremuch as in the other species, but the legs are greenish , 8 ins. Wing, 5*5 ins. Tarsus, ri ins. Bairds Sandpiper. Erolia bairdi (Coues). Bairds Sandpiper, another Arctic American species, has, onfour occasions, been recorded in the British Isles—twice fromSussex, once from Norfolk, and once from St. Kilda ; all theoccurrences have been in September or October. The birdis about the size of the Dunlin, and if feeding with thesevariable birds might easily be overlooked, mistaken for adark Dunlin with a rather short bill. Its upper parts are,however, much blacker, though the feathers are margined withbuff and chestnut ; the crown is streaked, and the tail brown,with the pointed central feathers very dark. The under partsare white, suffused on the breast and flanks with buff and.
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