Notes on the Spotted Sandpiper 



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age, only a few hours out of the shell, the young exhibited 

 the peculiar habit of teetering the tail, which is characteristic 

 of the adult, and which gains for them the common names, 

 "Tip-up," and "Teeter-tail." 



At 5 :00 P. M. there was no change in the third egg, but the 

 fourth was cracked at the large end. At 8 :30 P. M. the third 

 egg had not changed, but the fourth egg presented a small 



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NEST AND EGGS OF SPOTTED SANDPIPEK 



hole about three-eighths of an inch from the large end. At 

 9 :30 P. M. there was no further change in either egg. 



At 5 :00 'clock on the morning of the 14th the last two 

 eggs had hatched, and there were three chicks in the nest, 

 together with the two shells. These shells were complete 

 except for a cap about five-eighths of an inch in diameter at 

 the large end. The cap, which lay in the nest, was very 

 cleanly cut from the rest of the shell. 



