-BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 
262. Tryngites subruficollis. 8 in. 
Bill short and slender. General color above, blackish- 
brown margined with tawny; underparts buffy, with a 
few black specks on the sides of the breast. Primaries 
blackish-brown on the outer webs, the inner webs, as 
well as those of the secondaries, being whitish, peculiarly 
speckled with black; these markings are characteristic 
and are found on no other of our shore birds. It seems 
* to be most nearly related to the last species, and like 
that, is often found on hillsides at a distance from water. 
Notes.—A low, weak ‘“ tweet.” 
Nest.—A scantily lined depression on the ground; the 
four eggs are grayish-buff, boldly blotched with rich 
chestnut-brown and black (1.45x 1.05); June. 
Range.—Breeds in Arctic America; winters in South 
America, migrating chiefly through the interior of the 
United States, but to a less degree on the coast. 
