SHORE BIRDS 



232. Long-billed Dowitcher. 



Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus. 



Range. — Whole of North America, but not com- 

 mon on the Atlantic coast; breeds in the Arctic 

 regions and migrates chiefly through the central 

 and western parts of the United States to Mexico. 

 This bird is practically the same as the last, but 

 is a trifle larger and the bill averages about a 

 half inch longer. They are very numerous in 



tjieir breeding 

 -'"^ . haunts, and, during 



their migrations, fly 

 in large compact 

 flocks. They are 

 not very timid, and 

 consequently fall an 

 easy prey to the gun- 

 ners. Their nesting 

 "^' ' ' habits and eggs are 



the same as the last 

 *"''"'^" ''^'"- species, except that 



the eggs may average a trifle larger. Size 1.75 x 

 1.15. Data. — Norton Is., Alaska, June, 1900. Nest 

 a small hollow in the dry ground. Pour egK^ 

 Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodflsh. 



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233. Stilt Sandpiper. 

 topus. 



Range. — North America, east of the Rocky 

 Mountains; breeds in the Arctic regions and win 

 ters from the Gulf States southward. 



In the summer, these birds may be known by 

 the reddish coloration of the underparts, wliitli 

 are numerously oarred; they are smaller than 

 the preceding, lengtli about eight inches. Their 

 nesting habits are the same as those of the ma- 

 jority of the ir.embers of the family. The three 

 or four eggs are buffy or grayish, and are blotched and spotted with shades of 

 brown. Size 1.40 x 1.00. 



Lons'-billed. 



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