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Gknvs TRYNGITES Cai'.ams. 



TRYNGITES SUBRUFICOLLIS ( / /W7/.). 

 Buff=breasted Sandpiper. 



Adult in />r<-iuli/io- phiiiiai^c : J'^nlire upper parts moUlcd with black and tawny l)fown, 

 the feathers beiiii;' l)lack in the center and l)roadly edited witli tawny; under parts pale rufous 

 mottled with wdiitish. 



Adult in icinter pluuiagc : Top of the head and nape pale tawny dotted witli brown; 

 feathers of the hack blackish, narrowly edged with white; under parts pale l)uff, becoming- 

 whitish on tlie belly, faintly mottled witli brownish on tlie sides of the 

 lireast. luiwr 'webs of p)iniaiics speck led. 

 Length, S; Wing, 5.30; Tarsus, 1.25: iSill, .S5. 



X(U alnindant on the Atlantic coast, iisiiallv rangino- 



in till' interior. It lireeds from British America nortli- 



ward. It ranoes in winter south to South America, 



being found on otir coast dtn'ing migrations. 



The eggs are described as from three to fonr : pale bnff whiti", spotted 



and lined with dark brown and ptirjilish brown. 



Genus ACTITIS Ilttcij^. 



ACTITI5 riACULARIA (//////.). 

 Spotted Sandpiper. 



Adult in sunnner : Top of the head and back olive 



green, showing bronzy rejections when held in the 



^**^!^^p-.».,. light ; some of the feathers on the back irregularly 



^^^^^^ marked with brown; under parts white, marked with 



large spots of black. 



Adult in tinnier : Above olive, showing a bronzy 

 luster when held in tlie light; feathers on the back 

 faintly tipped with dusky; wing coverts narrowly 

 banded with tawny ; throat white ; breast, under parts, 

 including belly and under tail coverts, white ; mandi- 

 ble and edge of the maxilla pale wax yellow (in life), 

 re.st of bill black. 



Length, 8; Wing. 4.20; Tarsus, i: Kill. 1. 



Ranges from Hudson I'jay to South America. It is a very well-known 

 bird on our coast, being usually seen alone or in jiairs. It is common on 



