178 



SHORE BIRDS. 



uncommon on the coast of Mass., frequent- 

 ing hills near the sea. 



The upland Plover, the popular name 

 of this species, frequents hill tops near the 

 coast, especially in Autumn, both in N.E. 



Fig. 147 



Ward's Heron. 1-12. 



and further South, but when breeding is 

 found in fields. 



124. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 



Rather small and slender, 8, with a short 

 bill: buft'y mixed with black above and 



