. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. charadriida;. 591. THE CURLEW-SANDPIPER. Tringa subarquata (Giildenstadt). This species, which derives its name from the fact that its decurved bill somewhat resembles that of the Curlew, is an annual migrant— in varying numbers—to suitable parts of the coast of Great Britain, especially the estuaries of the east side of Scotland, Northumber- land, the Humber district, Norfolk, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Dorset, and thence westward to Cornwall; while it may sometimes be found on inland waters. On the west it is decidedly less frequent, and its occurre
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. charadriida;. 591. THE CURLEW-SANDPIPER. Tringa subarquata (Giildenstadt). This species, which derives its name from the fact that its decurved bill somewhat resembles that of the Curlew, is an annual migrant— in varying numbers—to suitable parts of the coast of Great Britain, especially the estuaries of the east side of Scotland, Northumber- land, the Humber district, Norfolk, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Dorset, and thence westward to Cornwall; while it may sometimes be found on inland waters. On the west it is decidedly less frequent, and its occurrences in the north of Scotland, the Orkneys and Shetlands, seem to be irregular. The principal influx—chiefly of young birds— takes place in August and September, the journey southward being resumed by the end of October; but in Ireland the Curlew-Sand- piper has been known to remain in the southern counties until November or even December. On the spring-passage it has been met with as early as March 19th, and birds in the red summer-dress continue to pass northward along the east coast of England till June. The Curlew-Sandpiper has not yet been obtained in the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland, or Spitsbergen; while in Scandinavia and even in Finland it is principally observed on the autumnal migration, being very rare in spring. Although examples had been obtained near Archangel, and also at the mouth of the Petchora and on Kolguev, as well as in nuptial dress on the Yenesei (close to the Arctic circle) on June 15th, yet it was not until July 3rd 1897 that Mr. H. L. Popham. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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