FAMILY SCOLOPACmaS 



slightly upcurved; feet rose pink, the toes ex- 

 tremely long and partially webbed. 



Female. Similiar but back and scapulars 

 grayish brown. 



Recorded by Jewel from Gatun Dam. Seen 

 on the mud flats near Amador and Old Panama, 

 at low tide, always solitary, wading in the salty 

 pools left by the tide. ''The flight, with neck 

 and legs extended, is unlike that of any shore 

 bird, and reminds one more of the Jacanas." 

 Barbour, ''Birds of Cuba," Mem. Nutt. Ornith. 

 Club. They have a single sharp call, often re- 

 peated several times. 



13. Family SCOLOPACHXE 



The Snipe, Sandpipers and Their Allies 



This family comprises shore birds having a 

 more or less elongated, straight or .gently 

 curved bill with a somewhat blunt, soft and 

 sensitive tip, so that it is adapted to probing 

 in soft sand or mud after the burrowing 

 worms and other small creatures on which 

 they chiefly feed. Their legs are long or 

 moderately so, their wings long and pointed, 

 and the plumage streaked and exhibiting 

 more or less seasonal change. 



These birds range in size from sandpipers 

 no larger than a sparrow to curlews having 

 the stature of a small heron. They frequent 

 beaches and marshes and perform extensive 

 migrations, most of them breeding far north. 

 Their habit of flying in dense flocks and the 



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