SANDPIPERS. 



167 



114. SANDERLING. 

 A medium sized, 7.50. stoutish three- 

 toed Sandpiper with a rather short bill. 

 Summer, light rusty above and anteriorly 

 below, spotted and blotched on back and 

 breast with dusky; white wing band and 



Fis:. 137 



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Piping Plover, 1-.3. 



conspicuous patch of black on bend of wing. 

 Winter, the whitest of our Sandpipers; pale 

 gray above, under parts pure white then 

 dark patch on wing is very conspicuous, 

 fig. 120. Young differ from winter adult 

 in being slight mottled with black above 

 but are pure white below; bill and feet. 



