SANDPIPERS. 157 



specimen known, obtained on Long Island, 

 N. Y., May 24, 1833. 



107. BAIRD SANDPIPER. 

 Similar to Pectoral but smaller, 7.25, 

 and with weaker bill, fig. 114, is much paler 

 below and there are fewer streakings on 



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S^jotted Sandpiper. 1-4. 



breasts. Young have all of the feathers 

 above narrowly and abruptly margined w^ith 

 pale grayish buff which is conspicuous 

 enough to give the back a scaled appearance. 

 Note not unlike that of Pectoral but weaker. 

 Breeds in Alaska and on the Barren Grounds: 



