BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 

 262. Tryngites subruficollis. 8 in. 



Bill short and slender. General color above, blackish- 

 brown margined with tawny; underparts buffy, with a 

 few black specks on the sides of the breast. Primaries 

 blackish-brown on the outer webs, the inner webs, as 

 well as those of the secondaries, being whitish, peculiarly 

 speckled with black; these markings are characteristic 

 and are found on no other of our shore birds. It seems 

 to be most nearly related to the last species, and like 

 that, is often found on hillsides at a distance from water. 



Notes. A low, weak " tweet." 



Nest. A scantily lined depression on the ground; the 

 four eggs are grayish-buff, boldly blotched with rich 

 chestnut-brown and' black ( 1.45 x 1.05) ; June. 



Range. Breeds in Arctic America: winters in South 

 America, migrating chiefly through the interior of the 

 United States, but to a less degree on the coast. 



