060 THE WESTERN SANDPIPER. 
marked, if at all, with faint streaks on sides of breast. /mmature; Similar to 
adult in summer, but feathers of back and scapulars rounded, and with conspicu- 
ous edgings of pale rufous and white; breast tinged with buff, and faintly streaked 
on sides only. Length 5.50-6.75 (139.7-171.5); wing 3.67 (93.2); tail 1.60 
(40.6); tarsus .82 (20.8); bill 80 (20.3), that of female averaging .10 longer 
than bill of male. 
Recognition Marks.—Sparrow size; a little larger than Pisobia minutilla, 
from which it may be distinguished by longer, stouter bill, somewhat lighter col- 
oration of back, clearer white below, with streaked area of breast not so exten- 
sive ;—partial webbing of feet, of course, distinctive. Not so brightly colored as 
next in summer and with shorter bill. 
Nesting.—Does not breed in Washington. Nest; on the ground, a slight 
depression, scantily lined with grass. Eggs: 3 or 4, grayish buff, greenish drab, 
or olive, finely speckled or spotted with dark brown or obscure lilac. Av. size, 
1.23 x .85 (31.2 x 21.6). 
General Range.—Lreeding from Labrador to Alaska; migrating thru East- 
ern and Central States, west regularly to Rocky Mountains, sparingly to the 
Pacific Coast; south in winter to West Indies and northern South America. 
Range in Washington.—Of limited but regular occurrence during migration. 
Authorities.—Jones and Dawson, Wilson Bulletin No. 33, p. 21. 
Specimens.— l’roy. 
SAND-PEEPS make quick friends with any of their kind, and it is not 
surprising that this “species” which belongs further east, should be overper- 
suaded now and then by the loyal westerners to continue with them down our 
coast. Moreover, the passed masters in the science of ornithology cannot 
give a clear account of the differences alleged to exist between pusillus and 
mauri, let alone convince us of their specific difference. Sakes alive! 
if we were as fussy in anthropology as in ornithology, we should have to class 
auburn-haired folk as Homo ignicomans instead of Homo sapiens, which they 
most pre-eminently are—not to mention pulcher. 
No. 266. 
WESTERN SANDPIPER. 
A. O. U. No. 247. Ereunetes mauri Cabanis. 
Synonym.—\WEsTERN SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 
Description.—Adu/ts:; Very similar to preceding species, but bill averaging 
longer and color pattern of upperparts more pronounced, bright chestnut and 
black where E. pusillus is pale rusty and blackish; chest more heavily streaked 
with blackish, and with a few specks of the same on sides. In general, therefore, 
a more vigorous type, but specific distinction dubious. Length of bill in adult 
