12 COMMON SANDPIPER. 



adapted, both by their form and their position in the 

 nest, to occupy the smallest possible degree of space, 

 as rendered expedient by their large size in proportion 

 to that of the bird. The young are hatched in about 

 fourteen days, and leave the nest almost immediately. 

 They quickly learn to hide themselves in the nearest 

 covert, and in about a month are able to shift for 

 themselves. 



