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c'. Tarsus over 1.50. Stilt Sandpiper, 

 c*. Tarsus under 1.50. 

 d'. Middle upper tail coverts with cross bars or streaks. 



Curlew Sandpiper, 

 d". Middle upper tail coverts without cross bars or 

 streaks, 

 e'. Middle upper tail coverts grayish; bill slightly 



curved downward. Red-backed Sandpiper, 

 e*. Middle upper tail coverts black or fuscous ; bill 

 not curved, 

 f . Feathers of upper parts margined with gray. 



Purple Sandpiper, 

 f. Feathers of upper parts margined with rufous. 

 Pectoral Sandpiper. 

 b». Bill under 1.05. 

 c'. Wing under 4.00. 

 d\ Toes not webbed. Least Sandpiper, 

 d*. Toes webbed at base. 



e'. Bill under 0.85. Semipalmated Sandpiper, 

 e*. Bill over 0.85. Western Sandpiper. (Hypothetical 

 List), 

 c'. Wing over 4.00. 

 d'. Inner web of primaries speckled. Buff-breasted 



Sandpiper, 

 d*. Inner web of primaries not speckled, 

 e'. Middle upper tail coverts white; breast white 

 marked with black. White-rumped Sandpiper, 

 e'. Middle upper tail coverts not white ; breast buffy 

 marked with black, 

 f. Middle upper tail coverts black; rufous mar- 

 gined. Pectoral Sandpiper, 

 f. Middle upper tail coverts fuscous, buffy mar- 

 gined. Baird's Sandpiper. 



Genus PHILOHELA Gray. 



228. Philohela minor (Gmel.). American Woodcock. 

 Plumage : front of crown slaty with darker line in center ; dark line from 

 eye to bill ; alternate bars of black and ochraceous buff on back of head, 

 about three of each ; upper parts black, the feathers barred or spotted with 

 rufous and buff and margined with slaty ; under parts light cinnamon ; bill 

 at tip silvery beneath. Downy young: light buff with dark chestnut mark- 

 ings above. Wing 4.70 to 5.50 ; culmen 2.80 ; tarsus 1.30. 



