. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 //. 55- Little Stint. AMERICAN STINT. I35 the rest of the under parts white. The quills are dusky, and awhite bar crosses the open wing. The bill and legs are black,the irides very dark brown ; in Temmincks Stint the legs aregreener. In winter the general colour is ashy grey, the wingsand coverts much greyer than in summer. The young, usuallyso tame in autumn as to allow close inspection, have darkerbacks and mantles, patterned with buff and chestnut, and withwhite on the wings and scapulars showing as irregular streaks.

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. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 //. 55- Little Stint. AMERICAN STINT. I35 the rest of the under parts white. The quills are dusky, and awhite bar crosses the open wing. The bill and legs are black,the irides very dark brown ; in Temmincks Stint the legs aregreener. In winter the general colour is ashy grey, the wingsand coverts much greyer than in summer. The young, usuallyso tame in autumn as to allow close inspection, have darkerbacks and mantles, patterned with buff and chestnut, and withwhite on the wings and scapulars showing as irregular white forehead and stripe above the eye show up the greyand reddish brown crown. The breast is tinged with buff, theunder parts white. Length, 6 ins. Wing, 3*5 ins. Tarsus, o8 in. American Stint. Erolia miimtilla (Vieillot). Only four examples of the American Stint have been obtainedin England, all in Cornwall or Devon, on dates ranging from1853 to 1892, in the months of August, September, and home of this species is Arctic Ameri

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