SANDPIPERS. 187 



yellow; in all stages the axillaries nre black. 

 Breeds in the northern portioQ of northern 

 Hemisphere, sonth from middle July to 

 Nov. 1; winters from N. C. and Bahamas 

 south through the West Indies into S. A. 

 Common on coasf^rare in interior. Frequents 

 beaches, but is sometimes seen on mud flats. 

 Notes, a wild, sweet whistle, also gives a 

 chuckling sound when alighting. Flight, 

 swift and strong with rapid wing-beats. 

 Occurs singly or in small flocks. 



135. GOLDEN PLOWER. 



Smaller, 10.50, bill, more slender, the 

 axillaries are always gray and the back 

 spotted with golden yellow; in winter and 

 young, grayish beneath, fig. 134. Breeds 

 in Arctic America; south in Aug. and Sept. 

 when common on coast of Labrador, rare in 

 in N. E. when up to the early 7('s it was 

 common, frequenting the hills on the shore. 

 Now the greater number fly directly south 

 from Newfoundland to West Indies on their 

 way to winter quarters* in southern S. A.; 



