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SHORE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA 



GENUS ACTITIS ILI.IGER. 

 ACTITIS MACULARIA (Linn.). 

 Spotted Sandpiper. 



Adult in summer : Top of the head and back, olive green, showing bronzy reflections when 

 held in the light, some of the feathers on the back irregularly marked with brown; under 

 parts, white, marked with large, round black spots. 



.\iiiili in winter: Above, olive, showing a faint, bronzy luster when held in the light: 

 IV.-ithrrs on the back, faintly tipped with dusky; wing coverts, narrowly banded with tawny: 

 throat, white; breast, faintly tinged with ashy ; under parts, including belly and under tail 

 coverts, white; mandible and edge of the maxilla, pale wax yellow (in life), rest of bill, black. 



Length, 8; wing, 4.20; tarsus, 1; bill, 1. 



The Spotted Sandpiper ranges throughout North America to Northern South 

 America. It is a very common bird on our coast, being usually seen alone or 

 in pairs. It is common on small streams of fresh water and also on sand 

 beaches, usually selecting rocky places. It breeds nearly throughout its range, 

 tin- eggs being butt' white or pale brown, spotted with dark brown, mostly on 

 the larger end. 



