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MARSH AND SWAMP BIRDS. 



No. 134. 



SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 



Genus: Totanus. 



Species: T. solitarius. 



Distribution: 



A common spring and autumn transient visitor in New 

 England. 



Date of Arrival: 



Going north latter half of May. 



Date of Departure: 



Going south late July, through September. 



General Plumage: 



In autumn, upper parts dark olive, white marked, outer tail 

 feathers wliite, black barred; under parts, white marked on 

 flanks and breast with blackish. In winter, upper parts 

 brownish, head regions unmarked, breast brownish marked. 

 Bill, feet and legs greenish black olive. Length about 8.25. 



Song and Other Notes: 



Softj whisthng call notes. 



Haunts: 



Woodland, rarely salt marshes or beaches. 



