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coverts rufous ; under parts dull, reddish brown. Ad. in winter. — Top of the 

 head and under parts white ; region about the eye and back of the neck fus- 

 cous ; back and scapulars dark pearl-gray ; wings grayish fuscous, the coverts 

 and secondai'ies tipped with white ; rump and tail fuscous, /m.— " Top of the 

 head, hind neck, back, and scapulars dull black, the feathers edged with ochra- 

 ceous ; wing-coverts, rump, and upper tail-coverts plumbeous, the middle 

 coverts bordered with pale buff, the tail-coverts with ochraeeous ; head and 

 neck (except as described above) and lower parts white, the throat and chest 

 tinged with brownish buff. L., 8-12; W., 5-37 ; B., -87 ; Tar., -82" (Kidgw.). 



Range. — " IS orthern parts of northern hemisphere, breeding in the arctic 

 regions and migrating south in winter: in the United States, soutli to the 

 Middle States, Ohio Valley, and Cape St. Lucas ; chiefly maritime " (A. 0. U.). 



Washington, casual, one record, Oct. Long Island, not uncommon T. V., 

 May ; Aug. to Nov. 



A'es^, a slight hollow in the ground lined with a few bits of moss and 

 grasses. Egtjs.^ three to four, similar to those of tlie following species, 1'25 x -90. 



This pelagic species is found in numbers some distance off our 

 coasts ; it Occurs on land rarely, and generally only after storms. 



223* Phalaropuslobatus(Z^;^ ;<!.). Northern Phalarope. Ad. 9 in 



summer. — Upper paits slaty gray ; back and scapulars edged with ochraceous- 

 buff"; sides and front of the neck rufous, more or less mixed with slaty gray ; 

 rest of under parts white. Ad. 6 in summer. — Similar, but upper parts black, 

 and with more ochraeeous ; sides and front of the neck mixed with fuscous. 

 Ads. in winter. — Upper parts grayish, more or less mixed with white ; tips of 

 greater wing-coverts and sometimes part of the secondaries white, occasion- 

 ally with traces of rufous on the sides of the neck ; under parts white, more 

 or less mottled with grayish on the breast. Im. — Upper parts black, edged 

 with straw-color ; forehead white ; under parts white, breast sometimes lightly 

 washed with buffy. L., 7-75 ; W., 4-50 ; Tar., -80 ; B., -85. 



Range. — -"Northern portions of the northern hemisphere, breeding in 

 arctic latitudes; south in winter to the tropics" (A. (). U.). 



Washington, casual, one record, Sept. Long Island, common T. V., Aug. 

 to Nov. ; May. 



Nest.^ a slight hollow in the ground lined with grass and mosses. Eggs.^ 

 three to four, pale olive-gray heavily blotched with deep chocolate, 1'18 x -83. 



During its presence off- onr coasts this species resembles the pre- 

 ceding in habits. It is, however, more common, and nnder proper 

 conditions sometimes occurs in larger flights. I have seen it in great 

 numbers about one hundred miles off Barnegat, New Jersey, in May. 

 For several hours the steamer passed through flocks of these Sea 

 Snipe, which were swimming on the ocean. They arose in a body at 

 onr approach, and in close rank whirled away to the right or left in 

 search of new feeding grounds. 



224. Phalaropus tricolor ( Vieill.). Wilson's Phalarope. Ad. 

 9 in summer. — Top of the head and middle of the back pearl-gray, nape 



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