THE RUDDY TURNSTONE. 691 
THIS is undoubtedly the rara avis of Western littoral ornithology. It is 
credited with a range extending from Bering’s Strait to Chili; hence, it prob- 
ably breeds in the Northern Hemisphere, and winters south. In habit, it ap- 
pears to resemble the Black Turnstone, save that it is more solitary. It bears 
a superficial resemblance also to the Wandering Tattler, and is likely to be 
found in the same situations. Our Washington record was made by Dr. A. K. 
Fisher, who took a specimen from the Blakely Rocks opposite Seattle. 
No. 281. 
RUDDY TURNSTONE. 
A. O. U. No. 283.1. Arenaria interpres morinella (Linn.). 
Synonyms.—Catico-BAck. Carico-pirp. Brant Snipe. BRANT-BIRD. 
CHECKERED SNIPE. STONE SNrPE. HorskeFooT SNIPE. 
Description.—4dult in swimmer: Back, scapulars, etc., variegated black and 
chestnut-rufous, with a little white edging; the black pure on sides of neck or 
“shoulders,” and continuous with that of chest; rufous predominating on wings; 
upper lores, cheeks, sides of throat, foreneck and sides of breast glossy black; 
throat and lower lores pure white, and the remaining portions of head and neck 
impure white, the crown heavily or lightly streaked with black; rump, basal por- 
tion of tail, with lateral and longer upper coverts, the greater wing-coverts (prin- 
cipally), and the remaining underparts, entirely white; basal portion of upper 
tail-coverts, and subterminal portion of tail, black, the latter tipped narrowly with 
white and rufous; more or less concealed white on primaries ;—altogether a piece 
of patch-work in three colors. Bill short, stout, sharpened, but not acute, slightly 
upturned, black; feet and legs yellow, blackening at the joints. Winter plumage: 
Without rufous; the black mostly replaced by brown, and the rufous by gray; 
black of breast much restricted. Jimmature: Similar to adult in winter, but 
with some ochraceous margining above; head chiefly dusky, the fore-neck clouded 
with dusky. Length 9.00-10.00 (228.6-254) ; wing 5.75 (146.1) ; tail 2.30 (58.4) ; 
bill .go (22.9) ; tarsus 1.00 (25.4). 
Recognition Marks.—Robin size; patch-work in rufous, black, and white 
above; black and white below; beach-haunting habits. 
Nesting.—Does not breed in Washington. Nest: on the ground. Eggs: 3 
to 4, clay-colored, blotched and scrawled with grayish brown. Av. size, 1.59 x 
1.13 (40.4 x 28.7). 
General Range.—Arctic America breeding chiefly east of the Mackenzie 
River, south in migrations chiefly coastwise, to the Straits of Magellan; not 
uncommon in the interior and probably of regular occurrence tho not common 
on the Pacific Coast. 
Range in Washington.—Not common spring and early fall migrant west 
of the mountains. (Blaine, Sept. 1, 1904; Destruction Island, July 17, 1906.) 
