BEACH BIRDS, 



131 



No. 136. 



PECTORAL SANDPIPER. 



Genus: Tringa Species: T. maculata. 



Distribution: 



A very rare spring but common autumn transient visitor 

 along the coast. 



Date of Departure: 



Late July through October, going south. 



General Plumage: 



In summer, upper parts black, marked with buff, outer tail 

 feathers brownish, white edged ; under parts white, neck and 

 breast marked with black and bufl". In winter, upper parts 

 rufous; under parts showing more buff. Bill and feet 

 greenish black . Length about 9,00. 



Song and Other N'otes: 



Thin whistle, "a note that is hollow and resonant,'' like ^'too-u- 

 too-u-too-u," and " hollow booming notes " when flying. 



Haunts: 



Damp, grassy fields, rarely beaches. 



