THE WANDERING TATTLER. 6 
somber substance. When frightened the bird flushes with a quavering cry, 
somewhat like the tew tew tew of the Greater Yellow-legs (Totanus melanoleu- 
cus), but more subdued; and when it alights it sits for some time motionless 
ina plover-like attitude, with its long bill held horizontally, invisible in the dull 
light of a foggy day unless, perchance, outlined against the surf. 
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THE HOME OF THE QUILLAYUTE INDIANS, ON THE WEST COAST OF WASHINGTON 
The Quillayute Indians know the bird as Tezwyewyoos, and insist that it 
summers upon our coast, but I cannot find anyone who will certify to having 
seen its eggs. I took an adult specimen at Cape Elizabeth on the 14th of July, 
1906, and Mr. Bowles another at Moclips on the 25th of August, 1907. 
Cooper says also: “On the first of May, 1854, I shot a pair, the first I had 
seen, at Shoalwater bay, and during the month saw two other pairs. Each 
pair were mates and did not associate with any other shore birds.” 
