SHORE BIRDS 



232. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. 



Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus. 



Range. Whole of North America, but not com- 

 mon on the Atlantic coast; breeds in the Arctic 

 regions and migrates chiefly through the central 

 and western parts of the United States to Mexico. 

 This bird is practically the same as the last, but 

 is a trifle larger and the bill averages about a 

 half inch longer. They are very numerous in 



tifceir breeding 

 haunts, and, during 

 their migrations, fly 

 in large compact 

 . flocks. They are 

 u not very timid, and 

 consequently fall an 

 easy prey to the gun- 

 ners. Their nesting 

 habits and eggs are 

 the same as the last 

 species, except that 

 the eggs may average a trifle larger. Size 1.75 x 

 1.15. Data. Norton Is., Alaska, June, 1900. Nest 

 a small hollow in the dry ground. Four eggs. 

 Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodfish. 



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Greenish buff. 



Micropalama himan- 



233. STILT SANDPIPER. 

 topus. 



Range. North America, east of the Rocky 

 Mountains; breeds in the Arctic regions and win- 

 ters from the Gulf States southward. 



In the summer, these birds may be known by 

 the reddish coloration of the underparts, which 

 are numerously barred; they are smaller than 

 the preceding, length about eight inches. Their 

 nesting habits are the same as those of the ma- 

 jority of the members of the family. The three 



or four eggs are buffy or grayish, and are blotched and spotted with shades of 

 brown. Size 1.40 x 1.00. 



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