Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sanderling \San"der*ling\, n. [Sand + -ling. So called because
   it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the
   seashore.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A small gray and brown sandpiper ({Calidris arenaria}) very
   common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called
   also {curwillet}, {sand lark}, {stint}, and {ruddy plover}.