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STILT SANDPIPER . . . . . . . ... 149 



BAIRD'S SANDPIPER . . . ...... . . . 151 



THE "PEEPS" ."' '. ..'.-, . . . . 153 



GRASSBIRD 159 



PURPLE SANDPIPER . . 163 



RED-BACKED SANDPIPER ....;,.. 166 



SANDERLING . . . . . . . . . . 168 



ROBIN SNIPE . ... . . . .... 170 



GREAT MARBLED GODWIT . . .- . ; r v . 172 



HUDSONIAN GODWIT . . . .<..... 174 



WILLET . 176 



WINTER YELLOW-LEGS . . . ...... 177 



SUMMER YELLOW-LEGS . . . . . ;* . . 186 



SOLITARY SANDPIPER 188 



SPOTTED SANDPIPER . . . .;*./.". 193 



RUFF ....... i . . . \ . 199 



UPLAND PLOVER . . . ' ' . . . . . . . 201 



BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER .... . ' V . 214 



SICKLE-BILLED CURLEW 215 



HUDSONIAN CURLEW 218 



ESQUIMAUX CURLEW 220 



KING RAIL 223 



CLAPPER RAIL 227 



VIRGINIA RAIL . . . . . . . . , , 229 



SORA RAIL ............ 231 



YELLOW RAIL ....*...... 237 



BLACK RAIL . 239 



