128 BIRDS. 



with a broad black area; L. 9; W. 5; T. 2^; B. 1|. 



N. Am. 



aa. Bill perfectly straight. {Tringa.) 



7. T. canutus, L. Robix Snipe. Red -Breasted 

 Sandpiper. Brownish })lack, brownish red (robin -like) 

 below; L. 11; W. 6^; T. 2^. Atlantic Coast; abundant. 



8. CALIDRIS, Cuvier. Sanderlings. 



1. C. arenaria,{\j.)l\\. Sanderlixg. Ruddy Plover. 

 Variegated; form of T. ccDiutus^ but the hind toe want- 

 ing; L. 8; W. 5; T. 2 J; B. 1. N. Am.; abundant 

 coastwise. 



9. LIMOSA, Brisson. Godwits. 



1. L. fedoa, (L.) Ord. Great Marbled God wit. 

 Marlin. Cinnamon brown, variegated above, nearly 

 uniform below; tail barred; no pure white; L. 16 to 22; 

 W. 9; T. 3J; B. 4|^. U. S., abundant along shores. 



2. L. hcemasiica, (L.) Coues. Black -Tailed Godavit. 

 Brownish black and reddish, more or less variegated 

 above and below; some white; tail black, white at base; 

 L. 15; W. 8; Ts. 2i; B. 3i. N. Am., rather northerly. 



10. TOTANUS, Bechstein. Tattlers. 



* Toes with two sub-equal webs; legs dark or bluish. {Sym- 

 phemin.) 



1. T. sem/pa/matus, Gmelin. Willet. Semipalmated 

 Tattler. Grayish, variegated; L. 12 to 16; W. 7|; T. 

 3; B. 2|. U. S., common coastwise. 



** Toes with the inner web very small ; legs yellow. (Glottis, 

 Nilsson.) 



2. 7". melanoleucus, Gm. Greater Tell-Tale. Yel- 

 low Shanks. Stone Snipe. Ashy brown, variegated; 

 bill very slender; legs long; L. 12| ; W. 7-i; T. 3^; B. 

 2^^. N. Am., frequent. 



