. The birds of South Africa. Birds. CHAEADBIID^ TOTANUS 393 the feathers are black-centred; the chest and foreneck have numerous ovate black spots. Distribution.—The Greenshank is found during the northern summer breeding in Northern Europe and Asia from Scotland to the Stanovoi mountains in Siberia; during the northern winter it migrates southwards to the Mediterranean basin, Africa, Southern Asia, the Malay regions and Australia. In South Africa this is one of the commonest of the visiting European Waders and has been met with between October and March throughout the whole country, both on t
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. CHAEADBIID^ TOTANUS 393 the feathers are black-centred; the chest and foreneck have numerous ovate black spots. Distribution.—The Greenshank is found during the northern summer breeding in Northern Europe and Asia from Scotland to the Stanovoi mountains in Siberia; during the northern winter it migrates southwards to the Mediterranean basin, Africa, Southern Asia, the Malay regions and Australia. In South Africa this is one of the commonest of the visiting European Waders and has been met with between October and March throughout the whole country, both on the coast and inland, wherever suitable conditions Pig. 129.—Head of Totanus glottis, x \\ The following are the chief recorded localities : Cape Colony— Port Nolloth, December, and Cape division, September, October (S. A. Mus.), Knysna, March, April (Victorin), January (Andersson), Port Elizabeth (Brown), East London (Rickards and Wood), Orange Eiver, near Upington, December (Bradsbaw), near Aliwal North, common (Whitehead); Natal—Along the coast (Seebohm), about Newcastle, September, October (Butler) ; Orange Eiver Colony—Modder Eiver, December, and Kroonstad (Barratt) ; Transvaal—Potchefstroom, October, September, March (Ayres), Komatipoort, September (S. A. Mus.); Ehodesia—Inyati, Septem- ber (Oates), about Salisbury, September (Marshall) ; German South-west Africa—Walvisch Bay, October, Otjimbinque, January (Andersson); Portuguese East Africa—Tete on the Zambesi, August (Alexander). Habits.—The Greenshank is a somewhat shy bird; it is some- times seen in flocks, especially about the seashore or the estuaries. 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 Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Afri
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