248 AVES: LIMICOL^ — XXXVIII. 



lonrr. L. 12^ W. 7i. T. ;{J. H. 2f N. Am., frequent. (fitXat, 

 bhick ; \fvKus. wliilc.) 



773. T. flavipes ((!iiuliii). Ykllow Lk(js. Colors as in J)rl^ 

 cfdin^ ; nasal {jjroove more than half bill ; smaller ; legs longer. 

 L. 11. W. t)f T. 2^. B. If. U. S., abundant. {Lat., Jiavus, 

 yellow ; pes, foot.) 



394b. HELODROMAS K:uip. 

 aa. Tarsus much less than IJ tinu's iiuddle too and claw; legs dusky. 



774. H. solitarius (Wilson). Solitary Tattler. Olive 

 brown, sparsely speckled with whitish above ; below white ; breast 

 dusky ; bill straight and slender. L. 9. W. 5. T. 2^. B. 1}. 

 X. Am., aliiiiidaiit alxmt secluded ponds. 



393. SYMPHEMIA Kafinestiue. {avv, wilh ; (jirjfii, 1 speuk ; in 

 allusion to their noisy discussions.) 



775. S. semipalmata (Gmelin). Willet. Brownish gray, 

 varied with dusky, mostly whitish below. L. 15 or 16. "\V. 7^. 

 T. 3. B. 2|. X. Am., common coastwise. The larger western 

 bird (III. and W.) is var. inomata Brewster. W. 8. B. 2^. 



396. BARTRAMIA Lesson. (To William Bartram, "grand- 

 father of American ornithology.") 



776. B. lougicauda (Bechstein). Upland Sandi'IPER. Light 

 brownish, marked with ochraceous and blackish; throat whitish; 

 tail feathers mostly marked with white. L. 12|. W. C^. T. 4. B. 

 1^. E. N. Am., abundant in fields, etc. Allied to this species is 

 the European Ruff (Pnmurelld j/iif/nax L.), occasionally taken in 

 E. U. S., the male with a very conspicuous ruff. 



397. TRYNGITES Cabanis. (From Tringa.) 



777. T. subruficollia (\'ieillot). Buff-Brkasted S.\xd- 

 Pii'ER. Grayish, mottled with darker; bufTy below; under pri- 

 mary coverts and (juills with while, and finely mottled with black. 

 L. 8. W. 5^. T. 2^. B. f N. Am., chielly in interior; not com- 

 mon. (Lat., ituh, under ; riifus, reddish ; colliini, neck.) 



398. ACTITIS Boie. (Lat., artu, shore.) 



778. A. macularia (L.). Tii'-ip. Teeteu-Tail. Spotted 

 Sandi'II'i.k. Lustrous drab above in summer, varied with black; 

 pure white below, with round l)l.ickish spots in adult. L. 8. W. 4. 

 T. 2. B. 1. X. .Vim., everywhere, common. (Lat. spotty.) 



399. NUMENIUS Linnaeus, (vtot, now; firjinf, moon.) 

 a. Secondaries, i|iiills, etc., rusty cinnamon; lower pjirt.s |)alc cinnamon. 



779. N. longiroBtris Wilson. Lox»;-Bili.ki» Ctulew. Sickle 

 Bill. Cinnamon, varied with gray and blackish. L. iM. W. 12. 

 'i'. 4. B. r> to !>. X. .\m , freipient. 



aa. Secondaries and (juills chielly dusky brownish; Inwer ]iart.s dull liuffy. 



