BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER 
261. Bartramia longicauda. 12 in. 
Upper parts blackish with greenish-brown edgings; 
tail brownish with black bars, and white tips to the 
outer feathers. Underparts white, with prominent in- 
verted, black arrow head markings on the breast and 
along the sides. These birds are more often known as 
Upland Plovers, because they are found on dry _ hill- 
sides, rarely near water. West of the Miss. they are 
said to occur in large flocks in the Fall, but in the East, 
half a dozen or so would be considered a fair sized flock. 
They feed upon small grasshoppers and other small in- 
sects, sometimes chasing them for a considerable dis- 
tance before securing them. They are shy and usually 
take wing as soon as they see you. 
Nest.—Of grasses, usually concealed in clumps of 
grass or weeds in the middle of fields; eggs buffy, 
blotched with yellowish-brown (1.75 x 1.25); May, June. 
Range.—Breeds locally in the northern half of the 
United States and Southern Canada; winters south of 
the U. S. 
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