. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Geographi-cal distribu-tion. The West Palsearctic species ranges from the Atlantic to the valley of the Obb. Inthe western portion of its distribution it is almost exclusively a sea-shore bird, but east ofthe Mediterranean and the White Sea it is only found during the breeding-season on theshores of lakes and rivers. It is a regular summer visitor to the coasts of North-westEurope as far north as land extends, and as far east as Archangel. Further east it is nolonger found on the
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Geographi-cal distribu-tion. The West Palsearctic species ranges from the Atlantic to the valley of the Obb. Inthe western portion of its distribution it is almost exclusively a sea-shore bird, but east ofthe Mediterranean and the White Sea it is only found during the breeding-season on theshores of lakes and rivers. It is a regular summer visitor to the coasts of North-westEurope as far north as land extends, and as far east as Archangel. Further east it is nolonger found on the sea-shore, but ascends all the great rivers which empty themselves intothe Black Sea, as well as the Volga and the Kama, crossing over to the Petchora, on thebanks of which river, as also on those of the Obb, it ranges as far north as the Arctic ILEMATOPTTS. 303 Circle. It has been recorded from Greenland, and is a resident in Iceland, the Faroes, andprobably St. Kilda. It is a summer •visitor to the shores of the Baltic, but on the coasts ofNorth Germany, Great Britain, and France it is a resident. In the
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