BEACH BIRDS. 



135 



GREATER YELLOW LEGS. 



Species: T. melanoleucus. 



No. 140. 



Genus: Totanus. 

 Distribution: 



A common transient visitor along the coast. 



Date of Arrival: 



Going northward last of May. 



Date of Departure: 



Going southward September through October. 



General Plumage: 



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

 rump black and white; under parts white, breast black 

 spotted, flanks black barred. In winter, upper parts brown- 

 ish, marked with whitish; under parts slir^htlj marked. 

 Bill blackish, feet and legs yellow. Length about 14.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 Clear whistle. 



Haunts: 



Beaches, mudflats and marsh. 



