BARTRAM'S TATLER. 



(Totanus Bartramius, Temm. ii. p. 650. Bonap. Synops. No. 262. 

 Richard. North. Zool. ii. p. 391. Tringa Bartramia, Wilsox, 

 vii. p. 63. pi. 59. fig. 2. T. longicauda, Bechst. Vog. Nachtr. 

 Der Langgeschicantzte Strandlaiifcr , Naum. Vog. Nachtr. t. 38. 

 fig. 76. Phil. Museum, No. 4040.) 



Sp. Charact. — Rump black; wings much shorter than the taper- 

 ing tail, first primary barred on the inner web ; bill somewhat 

 curved, below brownish-yellow towards the base. 



Bartram's Tatler, known here by the name of the Up- 

 land Plover, so very distinct from the rest of the tribe with 

 which it is associated in the systems, is one of the most 

 common birds along the sea coast of Massachusetts, making 

 its appearance with its fat and well fed brood, as early as 

 the 20th of July, becoming more abundant towards the 

 middle of August, when the market of Boston is amply 

 supplied with this delicate and justly esteemed game. 



