246. Ereunetes pusillus 
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. 6.30 inches 
Adult. In spring. Above brownish gray, mottled with black; 
rump black. Below white finely streaked with brown on breast; 
legs and bill black. Im fall. Above gray. Below plain white. 
A little larger and lighter colored than the Least Sandpiper with 
which it associates; both are known as /eep~. Found on beaches 
and mud flats, sometimes on the marshes. 
Note. cep, peep. 
Breeds. Far north. Migrant on coast in May, and July to Sep- 
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