CATALOGUE OF VERTEBRATES. 591 



whitish, barred with dusky ; winter plumage ashy gray. Length, 

 9 inches ; tail, 2 J inches ; culmen, 1 f inches. 



" Not numerous. Are seen generally in company with allied 

 species. Single specimens have been killed in the Delaware 

 at Trenton, accompanying 'jack snipe.' Do not breed in the 

 State." 



TRINGA, L. 



T. canutus, L. Robin Snipe. Knot. Red-breasted Sandpiper. 



Tarsus not shorter than middle toe; tibia bare below; bill 

 straight ; plumage brownish black above, brownish red below ; 

 Length, 11 inches; tail, 2J inches. 



"Arrive in May, and after a few days spent upon the beach, 

 they have all gone, to re-appear in August, when they make a 

 longer stay. Have sometimes found this species inland." 



T. maritima, Briinn. Purple Sandpiper. 



Tarsus shorter than middle toe; tibia feathered (Sub-genus 

 Arquatella] ; color ashy black, with purple reflections ; feathers 

 with pale edgings ; lower parts mostly white ; bill nearly straight. 

 Length, 9 inches; tail, 2f inches; bill, 1J inches. 



" Very rare in New Jersey. Prefers rocky sea- coast to the 

 sandy beach. Author has seen but one specimen. It was found 

 dead upon the beach, near Absecom lighthouse." [C. C. A.] 



T. maculata, Vieill. Pectoral Snipe, or Sandpiper. Jack Snipe. 

 Grass Snipe. 



Bill, tarsus and middle toe (with claw) of about equal length 

 (Arctodromas) ; throat ashy and sharply streaked ; above light 

 clay color, broadly striped with black ; lower parts and chin 

 white ; chest buffy gray and streaked ; crown unlike neck ; upper 

 tail coverts dark. Length, 9 inches; bill, 1^ inches. 



"Arrives in April. Re-appears in August. Very abundant, 

 and known as ' fat-bird.' Frequently seen in flocks on the Dela- 

 ware, at Trenton." 



T. fuscicollis, Vieill. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. White-rumped Sand- 

 piper. 



Upper tail coverts all white, sometimes marked with dusky ; 

 in winter, upper parts plain brownish gray, with indistinct 

 streaks; in summer, top of head buffy, broadly streaked with 

 black ; back brownish gray and buffy, tinged with rusty and 



