272 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK 



The Stilt Sandpiper is a migrant along the coast, very- 

 rare in New England in spring, and generally rare in the 

 autumn, but commoner on Long Island. It generally occurs 

 late in July, in August, or early in September. It frequents 

 both beach and marsh. It is commonly associated with the 

 Summer Yellow-legs, which it resembles in appearance and 

 behavior ; it may be distinguished by the greater contrast of 

 its small size with its length of leg, and at close range by 

 its yellowish-green legs. 



Dowitcher. Macrorhamphus griseus 



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Ad. in spring. — Upper parts mixed black and buffy; rump 

 aud tail white, spotted with black; sides of head and under parts 

 pinkish-brown, finely spotted with black. Ad. in fall. — Head 

 and back pale slate-gray; wings dark gray, spotted with whitish; 

 throat and breast brownish-gray ; belly white ; rump and tail white, 

 barred with black. Im. — Upper parts black, mixed with reddish- 

 brown; rump and tail as in adult; under parts washed with buff 

 and indistinctly speckled with dusky. 



The Dowitcher is a rather common migrant along the coast 

 in May, and again in July, August, and early September. It 

 frequents mud-flats and sand-bars, is very tame, and gener- 

 ally occurs in close flocks. It may be known by its long bill, 

 dark back, and silvery gray lower back, rump, and tail. 

 Old birds in May and July have pale reddish breasts, but the 

 young birds in August and September have light under parts. 



Wilson's Snipe. Gallinago delicata 

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Ad. — Middle of crown black, divided by a buffy line, and 

 separated by two narrow buffy stripes from two brown lines run- 

 ning from the bill to the eyes ; back and wings a mixture of black, 

 reddish-brown, and white; tail reddish-brown, barred with black • 

 throat gray ; breast brown, streaked with black ; sides gray, 

 barred with black; belly white. 



