[From the name of the river Terek.] A species of Sandpiper, Terekia cinerea, with a slightly recurved bill, found near the Caspian Sen, esp. about the mouth of the river Terek. Also called Terek Avocet, T. Snipe, T. Godwit.
1785. Latham, Gen. Syn., Birds, V. 155. Terek Sn[ipe].
1785. Pennant, Arct. Zool., II. 502. American and Terek Avoset … Terek. Scolopax cinerea.
1824. Stephens, in Shaw, Gen. Zool., XII. I. 83. Terek Godwit…. This curious species is probably referable to a distinct genus, as its beak materially differs in form from that of the true Godwits.
