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Genus TRYNGITES Cai'.ams. 



TRYNQITES SUBRUFICOLLIS {VieUi:). 

 Buff=breasted Sandpiper. 



.laiilt in b) eediiig phiinage : PZntire upper parts mottled with black and tawny l)rown, 

 the feathers being black in tlie center and broadly edged with tawny ; under parts pale rufous 

 mottled with whitish. 



Adult in winter p/u ///age : Top of the head and nape pale tawny dotted with brown; 

 feathers of the back blackish, narrowly edged with white ; under parts pale buff, becoming- 

 whitish on the belly, faintly mottled with brownish on the sides of the 

 l)reast. In/ier webs of p/-i//ia/'ies speckled. 

 Length, 8; Wing, 5.30; Tarsus, 1.25; Bill, .85. 



Not abundant on the Atlantic coast, usually rano-ino- 

 in the interior. It breeds from British America north- 

 ward. It ranges in winter south to South America, 

 being found on our coast during migrations. 

 The eggs are described as from three to four : pale buff white, spotted 

 and lined with dark brown and purplish brown. 



Genus ACTITIS Iluiger. 



ACTITI5 HACULARIA (//>/;/.). 

 Spotted Sandpiper. 



Adult i/i sii//i///er : Top of the head and back olive 

 green, showing bronzy reflections when held in the 

 light ; some of the feathers on the back irregularly 

 marked with brown; under parts white, marked witli 

 large spots of black. 



Ad/tlt i/t winte/- : Above olive, showing a bronzy 

 luster when held in the light; feathers on the back 

 faintly tipped with dusky; wing coverts narrowly 

 banded with tawny ; throat white ; breast, under parts, 

 including belly and under tail coverts, white ; mandi- 

 ble and edge of the maxilla pale wax yellow (in life), 

 rest of bill black. 



Length, 8; Wing, 4.20: Tarsus, i; Bill, i. 



Ranges from Hudson Ba}' to South America. It is a ver}- well-known 

 bird on our coast, being usually seen alone or in pairs. It is common on 



