66o THE WKSTERX SAXDl'U'ER. 



marked, if at all. uiih faint streaks on sides of breast. I iiiiiialurc: Similar to 

 adult ill Slimmer. Iiiit feathers (if hack and scapulars rounded, and with conspicu- 

 ous edgings of pale rufiiiis and white: hreast tinged with hul'f. and faintly streaked 

 on sides only. JA'ugth 5.50-O.75 ( 139.7-171.5 1 : wing 3.O7 (93.2); tail 1.60 

 (■40.6); tarsus .82 (20.8): hill .80 (20.3), that nf female averaging .10 longer 

 than hill of male. 



Recognition Marks. — S])arnnv size; a little larger than J'is,ibia iiiiinttilhi, 

 from which it may he distinguished hy longer, stouter hill, somewhat lighter col- 

 oration of back, clearer white below, with streaked area of breast not so exten- 

 sive ; — partial webbing of feet, of course, distinctive. Xot so brightly colored as 

 next in summer and with shorter bill. 



Nesting. — Does not breed in Washington. Xcst: on the ground, a slight 

 dejjression, scantily lined with grass. Eggs: 3 or 4. grayish bull, greenish drab, 

 or olive, finely speckled or spotted with dark hmwii or obscure lilac. Av. size, 

 1.23 X .85 (31.2 X 21.6). 



General Range. — Breeding from Labrador to Alaska ; migrating thru East- 

 ern and Central .States, west regularly to Rocky Mountains, sparingly to the 

 I'acilic Coast: south in winter to West Indies and northern South America. 



Range in Washington. — ( )f limited but regular occurrence during migration. 



Authorities. — Jones and Dawson, \\ ilson l!nllelin Xo. 33, p. 21. 



Specimens. — I 'rov. 



S.W'D-PEEPS make quick friends with any of their kind, and it is not 

 suri)rising that this "species" which belongs further east, should lie o\er])er- 

 suaded now and then by the loyal westerners to continue with Iheni down our 

 coast. Moreover, the passed masters in the science of oniillKilogy cannot 

 give a clear accemnt of the difTerences alleged to exist between piisillus and 

 inaiiri, let alone convince us of their specific difiference. Sakes alive! 

 if we were as fussy in anthropology as in ornithology, we should lia\e to class 

 auburn-haired folk as Homo iyiiicoiiians instead of Homo sapiens, which they 

 most pre-eminenth' are — not to mention j^iilcJtcr. 



No. 266. 



WESTERN SANDPIPER. 



A. O. U. No. 247. Ereunetes maiiri Cabanis. 



Synonym. — Westicrn Si:m ip.\lm.\ti-;i) Sandpifer. 



Description. — Adults: \'ery similar to preceding species, hut bill averaging 

 longer and color pattern of upperparts more pronounced, bright chestnut and 

 black where E. pusUlus is pale rusty and blackish : chest more heavily streaked 

 with blackish, and wdth a few specks of the same on sides. In general, therefore, 

 a more vigorous type, but specific distinction dubious. Length of bill in adult 



