KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



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TOTANUS MELANOLEUCUS {GmcL). 

 Greater Yellow-legs. Winter Yellow-legs. 



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Adult in stiiniiier : IJill nearly straight ; upper plumage mottled with white and black ; throat 

 white streaked with black ; chin whitish ; breast white heavily streaked with black ; rest of 

 under parts white irregularly marked with black ; middle of belly nearly always pure white ; bill 

 black and legs yellow. 



Adult in winter : Top of the head and neck streaked white and dark brown; back brown, 

 the feathers narrowly edged with whitish ; chin white ; breast white, narrowly lined with dark 

 brown; rest of under parts white; bill black and legs yellow. 



Length, 14.50; Wing, 7.80; Tarsus, 2.50; Bill, 2.30. 



Common in Eastern North America from the Arctic region southward to 

 South America. It is abundant on the Atlantic coast during migrations ; 

 common in Florida in winter. 



The eggs are pale huffy brown spotted with dark brown. 



TOTANUS FLAVIPES {GmcL) 

 Summer Yellow=legs. 



Upper parts grayish brown mottled with whitish 

 on the back ; chin white ; throat white streaked with 

 pale grayish brown ; breast mottled, belly white ; tail 

 feathers banded brown and white ; bill black ; legs 

 yellow. 



Length, 10.80; Wing, 6.45 ; Tarsus, 2.10; Bill, 1.45. 



Ranges from the sub-Arctic regions 

 southward to South America. Breeds in 

 the interior from Minnesota and Illinois 

 northward. The eggs are pale buff dotted 

 and blotched with dark brown and chocolate brown. This is a well-known 



