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olive-brown hue than in summer, and the lustre of the upper parts is wanting. The young 

 bird is olive-brown above, barred with black and reddish brown. The young in down ia 

 yellowish i^rry .umve, with a narrow black line down the middle from the bill to the tail ; under 

 parts dull white; iris haxcl ; bill greenish olive above, yellow beneath, the tips of both 

 mandibles black ; feet pale yellowish Hesh-colour ; claws black, [w. p. p. and T. w.] 



2. Distribution. Breeds in North America from North-west Alaska, the Barren grounds 

 and Mackenzie River valley, east to Ungava, Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New 

 Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, and south to South California, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, 

 and South California. Winters from California, Louisiana, and S. Carolina to Peru and S. Brazil, 

 Of the many reported occurrences in the British Isles, only seven or eight seem to be above 

 suspicion ; while the only continental records are from Heligoland. [F. c. n. jr.] 



SOLITARY-SANDPIPER [Totanus solitdrius (Wilson); Trlnya w^V.i, /'.;, Wilson]. 



1. Description. Distinguished from the common-sandpiper by its smaller size, in having 

 the rump coloured like the back, not white, while the bars on the axillaries and under wing- 

 coverts are much wider ; and there are no bars on the primaries. Length 8 in. [203 rnm.]. 

 The adult in breeding plumage has the upper parts uniform olive-brown, with a slight bronze 

 gloss spotted with white : the central upper tail-coverts and the rump dusky blackish ; lateral 

 upper tail-coverts whitish, barred with black ; throat white, streaked with brown on the sides; 

 lower throat and sides of the neck also streaked with brown ; remainder of under surface of 

 body uniform white, except the under tail-coverts which are barred with black; iris brown; 

 bill greenish black ; eyelids dark grey ; feet greenish grey ; claws brownish black. The adult 

 in winter lacks the white spots on the upper surface, and is more uniform, [w. p. p. and T. w.] 



2. Distribution. Although there is reason to believe that this species is widely distributed 

 in North America during the breeding season, the only reliable nesting records are from Alberta, 

 where it was found nesting first in 1903. It probably also breeds in New Brunswick, Quebec, 

 Ontario, and many other districts. Apparently it is replaced by an allied race in British 

 Columbia and Alaska. In winter this species migrates southward, and winters from the West 

 Indies south to Argentina (Rio Plata). It has also been recorded from Greenland and Bermuda, 

 and five times in Great Britain, chiefly on the south coast. [F. c. R. J.] 



YELLOWSHANK [Totanus flavipes (Gmelin); Trlnga fl&vipes (Gmelin). Lesser-yellowlegs]. 



1. Description. Distinguished from the greater-yellowshanks by its much smaller size 

 and the black colour of the rump feathers, which are edged with white. Length 9 in. 

 [228 mm.]. The adult in breeding plumage has the upper parts black, each feather being 

 spotted on its margin and tipped with dull white ; lower back and rump black, each feather 

 fringed with white ; upper tail-coverts white, barred with black ; tail white at the base, becoming 

 brownish towards the tip ; all the feathers barred with brownish black ; under surface of the 

 body, including the axillaries, white, streaked on the sides of the face and chest and barred on 

 the flanks with brownish black ; lateral under tail-coverts barred with black ; primaries brown, 

 shaft of first primary white ; iris dark brown ; bill black ; feet bright yellow. After the autumn 

 the black markings of the upper parts are wanting, [w. p. p. and T. w.] 



2. Distribution. Breeds in North America from Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, North 

 Mackenzie, Central Keewatin, and South Ungava to the valley of the Upper Yukon, South 

 Saskatchewan, and North Quebec. Migrates southward, wintering in Chile, Argentina, and 

 Patagonia, and occasionally in Mexico, Florida, and the Bahamas. It has also been recorded 

 from the Bermudas, Greenland, and the Prybilof Isles, and has occurred three times in 

 Great Britain (Notts, Cornwall, and Fair Island). [F. c. B. J.] 



