MIGRANTS AND WINTER RESIDENTS. 171 



Wilson's Snipe: Galliiiago dclicata. 



Crown black, divided by a buff stripe; upper parts dark 

 brown, barred and mottled with bright tawny and buff; 

 throat and belly white; breast pale cinnamon, indistinctly 

 marked with darker: narrow white wing-bars. Length 

 II inches. March to May; fall. Common. Remains in 

 very mild winters only. 



Dr. Coues says he used to go Snipe shooting in the 

 *' slashes " north of X and west of Fourteenth streets. 



Pectoral Sandpiper: Trino-a maciilata. 



Upper parts black, the feathers all bordered with light 

 tawny; throat white; neck and breast heavily streaked with 

 black and buffy; upper tail-coverts black. Winter plumage 

 similar but darker. Length 9 inches. April; August to 

 November. Common. 



Least Sandpiper: Tringa ininutilla. 



Upper parts blackish, the feathers edged with bright chest- 

 nut, more or less tipped with white; under parts white, 

 the breast speckled with blackish. Toes without webs be- 

 tween the bases. Winter plumage upper parts brownish- 

 gray. Length 6 inches. May; August to October. Un- 

 common. 



Greater Yellow-legs; Yello^A^-shanks: Totarms vie- 

 lanolciiciis. 



Upper parts black, streaked and speckled with white: 

 conspicuous white rump; tail barred irregularly with white: 

 white breast heavily spotted with black; belly white. Win- 

 ter plumage, upper parts brownish-gray, edged with whitish; 

 breast only lightly streaked. Length 14 inches. April and 

 May; July 25 to November. Rather common. 



