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At the end of Bewick's description of the Green Sandpiper there is
Essays in Natural History and Agriculture Thomas Garnett 1838
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The glossy green of the upper plumage and the barring of the under wing - coverts and the tail identify this bird with the Green Sandpiper; whilst on the other side the yellowish spots on the scapulars and tertials, the black rump, the length of the leg, and the web between the outer and middle toes are characteristic of the Wood
Essays in Natural History and Agriculture Thomas Garnett 1838
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Other 'species pairs' include the Greenshank and Marsh Sandpiper (we found a beautiful Marsh Sandpiper, finely built and pale with a needle thin bill and slender greenish legs), Redshank and Spotted Redshank as well as Green Sandpiper and Wood Sandpiper.
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