DIRECTOKY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



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Eastern N. A. , breeding north of the U. S. ; migrates south 

 from the middle of July until the first of Nov. ; winters from 

 the Carolinas through the Bahamas and West Indies to S. 

 A. ; comes north in May. Stragglers of this species, of e. 5 

 and of f , 1 are sometimes found all summer as far south as 

 Mass. 



1. WESTERN SANDPIPER, E. occidentai.is. Differs 

 from 1 in having the upper parts prominently marked with 

 bright cinnamon and the breast with distinct streaks and tri- 

 angular spots of dusky, the sides with arrow-shaped marks 

 of the same: bill, stouter and longer, about 1.00, plate 9, B. 

 Breeds far north in western N. A., migrates south about the 

 same time as 1 and winters in the same section; common in 

 Fla. in winter and spring but rather uncommon further 

 north ; a few occur along the coast in autumn as far north as 

 N. E. ; not found as far north as this m spring. 



i. Three-toed Sandpipers. Calidris. 

 Medium sized sandpipers with robust forms, rather short. 



stout bills, short legs, and feet with three short toes, with. 



out basal webs, the posterior being absent, fig. 93. 



1. SANDERLING, C. arenaria. 7.50; bill, 1.00; light 



rusty, palest on head, neck and chest where it is spotted with 



blackish on back ; Eig. 93. 



bill and under tail 



coverts, white ; 



spot on b e n d of 



wing and of fore 



arm , blackish 



and there is a 



white patch o n 



wing conspicuous 



inflight; win-—^^^ 



ter ; pale gr a 1 ^-^T'^^-Ji^f^ ^ 



above ; pure white= 



beneath, fig. 93. 



Young, differ from 



last in being mot- Gr, D, i, 2. 1^^ 



