256. Helodromas solitarius 
SOLITARY SANDPIPER. 8.50 inches 
Adult. Inspring. Above olive brown, finely speckled with white ; 
head streaked with white; tail white barred with black. Below 
white, streaked on neck with brownish. In fall. Plumage 
darker and less speckled. A graceful bird found on the edges of 
ponds and streams inland. It runs lightly and bobs its head when 
it stops ; 20 white line of spots on wing showing in flight. 
Note. Peet, peet, peet-weet. 
Nest. Saidto appropriate old nests of land birds in trees. 
Breeds. North of New England. A migrant in May, July to 
September. 
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