70 THE GAME BIRDS 
ereenish-black ; the former long and curved 
downwards, and the latter long and slender. 
This bird is a very rare visitor to our Atlantic 
shores, and there are only about fifteen in- 
stances of its occurrence here recorded.  Itis 
with the hope that more may be reported 
that this note is inserted. The length is 
about 81 inches, and the extent about 14 
inches, nearly the size of the Dunlin. 
82. SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER. 
PEER. 
Hreunetes pusillus. 
Predominating color grayish-brown, formed 
by the intermingling of black in the field of 
each feather, surrounded by red and tipped 
with white; pure white below. In winter 
and in the young birds the color is gray- 
ish, and in both dresses the breast is shaded 
