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The Purple Sandpiper, T. maritima, Briinnich, of East- 

 ern North America and Europe, is eight to nine inches 

 long, and the wing five inches. 



The Curlew Sandpiper, T. subarquata, Temm., of the 

 Eastern hemisphere, and rare on the Atlantic coast of 

 North America, is about nine inches long, the wing five 

 inches ; bill slightly curved towards the tip. 



The Red-backed Sandpiper, T. alpina, var. americanct, 

 Cass., of temperate North America, is eight and a half 

 inches long, and the wing five inches. 



The Jack Snipe, T. maculata, Vieill., of all North Amer- 

 ica, South America, and Europe, is nine inches long, and 

 the wing five and a quarter inches ; upper parts brownish 

 black ; under parts white and ashy white ; breast spotted. 



The Least Sandpiper, T. Wilsonii, Nutt, of all temper- 

 ate North America, is five and a half to six inches long, 

 and the wing three and a half inches or more. 



Bonaparte's Sandpiper, T. Bonapartii, Schlegel, of North 

 America east of the Rocky Mountains, is seven inches 

 long, and the wing four and three quarters inches. 



The Genus Calidris has the general characters of Trin- 

 ga, but is destitute of a hind toe. 



The Sanderling, C. arcnaria, Illig., of North America, 

 South America, and Europe, is about eight inches long, 

 and the wing five inches. 



The Genus Ercunctes has the feet semi-palmated. It 

 is represented by the Semi-palmated Sandpiper, E.pctri- 

 fcatus, Illig., of the temperate regions of North and South 

 America, which is six and a half inches long, and the 

 wing three and three quarters inches. 



The Genus Micropalama has the basal membrane of 

 the toes more deeply emarginate than in the preceding 

 genus. It is represented by the Stilt Sandpiper, M. 

 Jiimantopus, Baird, of Eastern North America, which is 

 eight and a half to nine inches long, and the wing five 

 and a quarter inches ; legs long and slender. 



