THE BIRD BOOK 



White-rumped Sandpiper. 

 Baird's Sandpiper 

 Least Sandpiper. 



240. White-rumped Sandpiper. 

 Pisobia fuscicollis. 



Range. — North America, breeding from Labra- 

 dor and southern Greenland, northward and win- 

 tering from central to Southern South America; 

 most common on the Atlantic coast. 



This species is 7.5 inches in length, and has 

 white upper tail coverts; otherwise it is marked 

 similarly to the preceding Sandpiper. Its nest- 

 ing habits are the same as those of the majority 

 of the family, and the three or four eggs that they 

 lay cannot be distinguished from those of the fol- 

 lowing species. Size 1.30 x .90. These are one 

 of the most common of the beach birds along 

 the Atlantic coast during migrations; they are 

 very often known as Bonaparte Sandpipers. 



241. Baird's Sandpiper. Pisobia bairdi. 



Range. — North America, chiefly in the interior, 

 breeding along the Arctic coast and about Hud- 

 son Bay, and wintering south of the United 

 States. 



A very similar species to the preceding, but 

 without the white rump. Their nests are hollows 

 in the ground, generally concealed in a tuft of 

 grass, and lined with grasses and a few leaves. 

 They lay three or four eggs having a grayish 

 colored ground, and marked with different shades 

 of brown, and also with some faint markings of 

 lilac. Si;;e 1.30 x .90. Data. — Peel River, Arctic 

 America, June 18, 1898. Four eggs, taken with 

 the bird by an Indian. Eggs in a slight hollow 

 on the river bank. 



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212. Least Sandpiper. Pisobia miuutilla. 



Range. — North America, breeding from the southern parts of the British 

 Provinces northward; winters from southern United States southward. Com- 

 mon in the interior and on both coasts. 



This is the smallest of our Sandpipers, being under six 

 inches in length. Except for size, they are similar in 

 appearance to Baird's Sandpiper, only the back is browner. 

 A very abundant species during migrations, being found 

 on the seashore or in marshes, nearly always in company 

 with other species of the family. Their nests are the same 

 as other Sandpipers, and the eggs are grayish, thickly 

 specked with brown. Size 1.15 x .80. Data.— Peel River, 

 Arctic America, June 20, 1899. Nest simply a depression 

 in the river bank, lined with grass. 



Grayish. 



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