BONAPARTE'S SANDPIPER. 



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Bonaparte's Sandpiper is a dull-coloured Little Stint, with the dimen- 

 sions of a Dunlin, and resembles the first-mentioned bird in all the 

 changes of its plumage, except that the streaks on the breast are more 

 pronounced and extend to the flanks. It possesses, however, an important 

 character which distinguishes it at all ages and seasons from its allies — 

 its upper tail-coverts are always pure white, with a few dusky longitudinal 

 streaks. Bill brown, paler at the base; legs, feet, and claws brown ; irides 

 hazel. 



LITTLE stint's NEST. 



