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765. T. alpina (L.). DUNLIN. OX-BIRD. RED-BACKED SAND- 

 PIPER. Chestnut brown above ; feathers black centrally ; belly, in 

 summer, with a broad black area. L. 8. W. 5. T. 2. B. If. 

 Northern regions, the American var. pacifica Coues, larger than the 

 European. 



gg. Tarsus 1^ times length of middle toe without claw ; upper 

 tail coverts white ; bill decurved. (Ancylocheilus Kaup.) 



766. T. ferruginea Briinnich. CURLEW SANDPIPER. Chiefly 

 chestnut in summer, the back black and rusty ; in winter largely 

 brownish and streaky. L. 8. W. 5. B. 1J. Europe, straggling 

 to N. E. (Eu.) 



391. ERETJNETES Illiger. (epcvvtyri^, searcher.) 



767. R pusillus (L.). SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. SAND- 

 PEEP. Grayish brown, often shaded with cinnamon, white below ; 

 small. L. 6J. W. 3f. T. 2. B. f to T %. N. Am. ; abundant 

 along beaches. (Lat., puerile.) 



768. E. occidentalis Lawrence. Bill longer, to l ; color 

 chiefly rusty red above; chest and breast streaked. Pacific, fre- 

 quently E. 



392. CALIDRIS Cuvier. (KaAt'Spis, old name of some bird.) 



769. C. arenaria (L.). SANDERLING. Rusty above, marked 

 and spotted with grayish and whitish ; white on wing coverts. 

 L. 8. W. 5. T. 2J. B. 1. Northern regions, abundant coastwise, 

 known by its lack of the hind toe. (Eu.) (Lat., relating to sand.) 



393. LIMOSA Brisson. (Lat., muddy.) 

 a. Tail distinctly barred. 



770. L. fedoa (L.). MARBLED GODWIT. MARLIN. Cinna- 

 mon brown, variegated above, nearly uniform below ; no pure 

 white ; upper tail coverts cinnamon barred with black. L. 16 to 

 22. Ts. 3. W. 9. T. 3. B. 4. N. Am., abundant along 

 shores. (Perhaps foedus, ugly.) 



aa. Tail black, white at base and tip. 



771. L. heemastica (L.). BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. Brownish 

 black and reddish, more or less variegated above and below ; some 

 white ; upper tail coverts with a white band. L. 15. W. 8. Ts. 2. 

 B. 3. E. N. Am., rather northerly. (af/iaortKos, blood-red.) 



394. TOTANUS Bechstein. (Ital., totcmo.) 

 a. Tarsus more than 1 times middle toe without claw ; legs yellow. ( Totanus.) 



772. T. melanoleucus (Gmelin). GREATER TELL-TALE. YEL- 

 LOW SHANKS. STONE SNIPE. Ashy brown, variegated with white, 

 etc. ; bill very slender, the nasal groove not half its length ; legs 



