Nesting.—Does not breed in Ohio. Nest, on the ground, lined with a few 
dry leaves and grasses. Eges, 4, buff, or light cream-buff, finely speckled or 
spotted and blotched with chestnut of various shades. Avy. size, 1.30 x .93 
(3355 123'6)): 
General Range.—Nearly tlie whole of North and South America, but chiefly 
the interior of North and the western portions of South America, south to Chili 
and Patagonia. Breeds in Alaska and on the Barren Grounds. Rare along the At- 
lantic Coast, and not yet recorded from the Pacific Coast of the United States. 
Range in Ohio.—Rare spring and fall migrant. 
MUCH confusion formerly existed with reference to the status of this 
species, and even now it seems certain that many of them pass through our 
borders unrecognized, because of their habit of associating during migrations 
with other and smaller Sandpipers. 
The Baird Sandpiper is abundant in the interior states, and especially 
in the Rocky Mountains at certain seasons; but it breeds exclusively in the 
remote north. 
“In habits they are similar to the White-rumped (which they so closely 
resemble), but are more inclined to wander from the water’s edge. I have 
flushed the birds on high prairie lands, at least a mile from the water” (Goss). 
No. 235. 
LEAST SANDPIPER. 
A. O. U. No. 242. Actodromas minutilla (Vieill.). 
Synonyms.—AMERICAN STINT; PEEP. 
Description.—Adult in summer: Upper parts brownish black, relieved by 
fuscous on wings, hind-neck, etc.; the feathers more or less bordered with grayish 
and rusty-ochraceous, especially on scapulars, where deeply indented, often nearly 
to shaft; upper tail-coverts and central feathers of tail brownish black ; remaining 
tail-feathers ashy gray; sides of head, neck, and breast ashy or brownish white, 
spotted and streaked with dusky; a few dusky streaks on sides; remaining under 
parts white. lWVinter plumage: Above plain brownish gray, black, if at all, only 
in mesial streaks ; spotting of breast nearly obsolete. /mmature: Similar to adult 
in summer, but without ochraceous indentations on scapular feathers; feathers of 
back with rounded ochraceous tips, scapulars with white tips on outer web, etc. ; 
breast not distinctly streaked. Length 6.00 (152.4); wing 3.60 (91.4) ; tail 1.70 
(43.2) ; bill .80 (20.3) ; tarsus .73 (18.5). 
Recognition Marks.—Warbler to Sparrow size; least among Sandpipers; 
most liable to be confused with Ereunetes pusillus, from which it differs in its 
slightly smaller size, slender bill, more extensively washed breast, and rather darker 
coloration above. ‘The absence of webs on the feet is, of course, distinctive. 
Nesting.—Does not breed in Ohio. Nest, on the ground. Eggs, 3 or 4, light 
