BEACH BIRDS. 



133 



No. 138. 



SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. 



Genus: Ereunetes. 



Species: E. pusillus. 



Distribution: 



An abundant transient visitor along the coast. 



Date of Arrival- 

 Going northward in May. 



Date of Departure: 



Going southward July to October. 



General Plumage: 



In summer, upper parts almost black, marked with ashen and 

 buff, rump brownish, tail feathers brownish ash, darker cen- 

 trally; under parts whitish marked with blackish. In winter, 

 upper parts brownish; under parts nearly white. Immature, 

 feathers of upper parts tipped with huiY, breast washed with 

 buff, unmarked. Bill and feet nearly black. Length about 

 6.25. 



Song and Other Notes: 



Pleasing twittering notes and whistle. 



Haunts: 



Beaches. 



