. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. Head of Tringa pygmcea. Natural size. October by Mr. Henson, also at Hakodadi; and there are three examples in the Pryer collection from Yokohama. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper breeds in some unknown country north of Bering Straits. 344. TRINGA ; (SIBERIAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER.) Totanus acuminattis, Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 192 (1820). The Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper is not very small (wing from carpal joint more than 4| inches). It has pale legs and feet, dark central upper tail-coverts, and little or no white on the secondarie
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. Head of Tringa pygmcea. Natural size. October by Mr. Henson, also at Hakodadi; and there are three examples in the Pryer collection from Yokohama. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper breeds in some unknown country north of Bering Straits. 344. TRINGA ; (SIBERIAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER.) Totanus acuminattis, Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 192 (1820). The Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper is not very small (wing from carpal joint more than 4| inches). It has pale legs and feet, dark central upper tail-coverts, and little or no white on the secondaries beyond a narrow margin. Figures : Jardine and Selby, 111. Orn. ii. pi. 91; Gould, Birds of Australia, vi. pi. 30. The Siberian form of the Pectoral Sandpiper is a common visitor on spring and autumn migration to the Japanese coasts. Captain z2. 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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