BIRDS HUNTED FOR FOOD OR SPORT. 315 



Twenty-four or more specimens of this species have been 

 recorded from North America; three of these are from Maine 

 and two from New York (Long Island). Baird's statement 

 that the Ruff has been "frequently killed on Long Island" 

 is not substantiated by available records. Nevertheless, the 

 bird is likely to occur in New York or New England at any 

 time and should be looked for. 



UPLAND PLOVER {Bartramia longicauda). 



Common or local names: Bartramian Sandpiper; Uplander; Field-plover; Grass- 

 plover; Pasture-plover. 



Length. — 11.50 to 12.75 inches; bill 1.15. 



Adult. — Above a mixture of black, bufFy brown, brownish gray and whitish, 

 blackish prevailing on crown and back, lighter colors on neck, sides of 

 head and wings; primaries blackish, outer one barred with white; outer 

 tail feathers barred with white, black and reddish brown; tail reaching 

 considerably beyond the tips of wings; neck, breast and flanks buffy, 

 marked with dusky streaks and arrow heads or irregular bars, the former 

 mainly on neck, the latter on breast and sides; throat, belly and under 

 tail coverts whitish; legs yellowish; bill yellowish at base and below, 

 dusky toward tip. (See Frontispiece). 



Field Marks. — Large size, long neck and bill and general buffy brown color 

 and absence of marked white. Found mainly in pastures and old fields 

 away from water, even at the sea-shore. 



Notes. — Alarm, quip-ip-ip-ip quip-ip-ip-ip (Langille). Quitty-quit-it-it 

 (Knight). A soft bubbling whistle; song, a prolonged, weird, mournful, 

 mellow whistle, chr-r-r-r-r-ee-e-e-e-e-e-oo-o-o-o-o-oo (Langille). Wh-o-e-e- 

 et-et-e-e-e-e-e-e-o-o-o-ooo (Richard) . 



Nest. — Built of grasses and weeds on ground. 



Eggs. — Usually four, averaging 1.75 by 1.28; pale clay color with spots of 

 umber, yellowish brown, reddish brown and black, most numerous and 

 blotchy toward the large end. 



Season. — Rare or uncommon migrant and very rare local summer resident; 

 formerly common; early April to September. 



Range. — North and South America. Breeds from northwestern Alaska, 

 soxithern Mackenzie, central Keewatin, central Wisconsin, southern 

 Michigan, southern Ontario and southern Maine to southern Oregon, 

 northern Utah, central Oklahoma, southern Missouri, southern Indiana 

 and northern Virginia; winters on pampas to Argentina; in migration 

 occurs north to Newfoundland and in Europe; accidental in Australia. 



