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765. T. alpina (L.). Duniinx. Ox-pirp. RrED-BACKED SAND- 
PIPER. Chestnut brown above ; feathers black centrally; belly, in 
summer, with a broad black area. L.8}. W.5. T. 24. B. 13. 
Northern regions, the American var. pacifica Coues, larger than the 
European. 
gg. Tarsus 1} times length of middle toe without claw ; upper 
tail coverts white; bill decurved. (Ancylocheilus Kaup ) 
766. T. ferruginea Briinniche CurLEW Sanppirer. Chietly 
chestnut in summer, the back black and rusty; in winter largely 
brownish and streaky. L.8. W.5. B. 1}. Europe, straggling 
toN.E. (£u.) 
391. EREUNETES Illiger. (épeuvnrns, searcher.) 
767. BE. pusillus (L.). SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. SAND- 
PEEP. Grayish brown, often shaded with cinnamon, white below ; 
small. L. 64. W. 3%. T. 2. B. 2 to 9. N. Am.; abundant 
along beaches. (Lat., puerile.) 
768. E. occidentalis Lawrence. Bill longer, 4 to 14; color 
chiefly rusty red above; chest and breast streaked. Pacific, fre- 
quently E. 
392. CALIDRIS Cuvier. (xadidpis, old name of some bird.) 
769. C. arenaria (L.). SANDERLING. Rusty above, marked 
and spotted with grayish and whitish; white on wing coverts. 
L.8. W.5. T.24. B.1. Northern regions, abundant coastwise, 
known by its lack of the hind toe. (u.) (Lat., relating to sand.) 
393. LIMOSA Brisson. (Lat., muddy.) 
a. Tail distinctly barred. 
770. L. fedoa (L.). MARBLED GopwiT. Maruin. Cinna- 
mon brown, variegated above, nearly uniform below; no pure 
white ; upper tail coverts cinnamon barred with black. L. 16 to 
22. Ts. 3. W. 9. T. 3}. B. 44. N. Am., abundant along 
shores. (Perhaps fedus, ugly.) 
aa. Tail black, white at base and tip. 
771. L. heemastica (L.). BuacK-TAILED Gopwit. Brownish 
black and reddish, more or less variegated above and below ; some 
white ; upper tail coverts with a white band. L.15. W.8. Ts. 21. 
B. 34. KE. N. Am., rather northerly. (aivaorixds, blood-red.) 
394. TOTANUS Bechstein. (Ital., totano.) 
a. Tarsus more than 14 times middle toe without claw; legs yellow. (Totanus ) 
772. T. melanoleucus (Gmelin). GREATER TELL-TALE. YEL- 
LOW SHANKS. STONE SNIPE. Ashy brown, variegated with white, 
etc.; bill very slender, the nasal groove not half its length; legs 
