SCOLOPACTDiK. 



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SCB FAMILY IV. 



Trixgix.e. 



I'he Sandpiper, 



Gkn. Chahac. — Bill generally longer than, or as long as, the head, slender, 

 compressed' on the sides, with the culmen near the tip slightly depressed 

 and enlarged ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a nasal groove that extends 

 for two-thirds of the bill ; the wings long and pointed ; the tail moderate 

 and rounded ; the tarsi usually long and slender ; the toes more or less long, 

 and united at the base. 





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ilLr iao. — THE K>OT bA>-DPlPEE. 



{Tringa cumdus.) 



These birds frequent marine marshes and the sea- 

 shores as well as the borders of lakes and rivers. 

 They ^dsit the temperate climates during the winter, 

 and return in large flocks to the colder latitudes to 

 spend the summer months. Like many other birds 

 which have this habit, they are common to both 

 hemispheres, of which they seem to inhabit all the 

 northern parts. During the recess of the tide, they 

 may be seen upon the sea-shore collecting their food 



