Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 



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* GROUP 3. Wing, 4.50 to 5.50 inches long. 



SECTION 1. Toes, four, a small web between toes; bill, under 1.75. 



Bill, under 1.75; tarsus, over 1,30. All other species in this sec- 

 tion have the tarsus less than 1.30. Micropalama himantopus. 



Stilt Sandpiper. 

 See No. iii. 



Axillars, Helodromus 

 solitarius. 



Tarsus, under 1.30; back, dark olive spotted with 

 white, or brownish gray spotted with dull white 

 according to season. Axillars, heavily barred; 

 a small web between the outer and middle toe. 



Helodromas solitarius. 

 Solitary Sandpiper. 

 See No. 126. 



Back, greenish olive, sometimes barred with black; axillars, white; 

 without bars. At some seasons under parts with round black spots, 

 a small web between the outer and middle toe. Actitis maciilaria. 



Spotted Sandpiper. 



Sec No. 130. 



Summer. Spotted Sandpiper. Winter 



* For directions for measurement, see page 21. 



