. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. LIMICOL^. 321 The Common Redshank has only very recently been added to the list of Japanese birds; but there can be little doubt that it is a frequent visitor on migration, since the Japanese Islands lie on the. Totanus calidns. direct route from its most easterly breeding-grounds ia Siberia to the Malay Archipelago, where it is known to winter. A young male in first plumage was obtained at Giotoku, near Yokohama, on the 4th of September, 1883 (Seebohm, Ibis, 1885, p. 363). The breeding-range of the Common Redshank extends from the British Islands acr
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. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. LIMICOL^. 321 The Common Redshank has only very recently been added to the list of Japanese birds; but there can be little doubt that it is a frequent visitor on migration, since the Japanese Islands lie on the. Totanus calidns. direct route from its most easterly breeding-grounds ia Siberia to the Malay Archipelago, where it is known to winter. A young male in first plumage was obtained at Giotoku, near Yokohama, on the 4th of September, 1883 (Seebohm, Ibis, 1885, p. 363). The breeding-range of the Common Redshank extends from the British Islands across Europe and Southern Siberia to the Sea of Okhotsk, and possibly to Yezzo. 323. TOTANUS GLOTTIS. (GREENSHANK.) Scolopax glottis, JAnneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 245 (1766). The Greenshank has a white lower back and rump; but its secon- daries are nearly uniform grey. It is a large bird (wing from carpal joint about 7 inches). Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, viii. pi. 570.. 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 work.. Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter