i /> ri.nvi 



I'temlN-r. when. after an itju;ill\ l.ii-- -iijiMini. th> Lii.l-- pass on They dinVi fnun most of 

 their flames in their chain of fcediBg^pOUdC, "i "f places when- thc\ ..li-inalh alight to 

 n-st whil,- im-ratin- ; a difference accom|..ini. -I. 1 -ii|t|>-. i-\ taoBMpondiiiK modification of 

 lift. Theii fax.'ii s are the mar-ins of small, stagnant I""'!-'. f'in-.-d with nuik K n '"~ 



ami weeds, tin- miry tide-water ditches dial ini.-i----.-t marshes, ami the soft. .H,/\ d.-pn-ss ii\- 



ill low meadows ami \\at.-ry savanna*. They frf^m-nt. also. the interim uf w..ods, I,,, I I,., 

 thick, and collect tli.-r>- alHitit the rain puddles. They cannot U- said w it h entire piopn.i \ i. 

 le solitary. thou-h tin- naiii.- is well . M.ni-ti to imliratf li-ss ,sM-ial pni|M-iisiii.-> than iu..>t nf 

 tin- wail, i- "sem. I p-m-nill\ f.n-ml fnun ..m- <>r tn l a half <|OMI of tln-s' 



This l>inl aeemsto be i -..-IM-M.- ; ilifTcrin^ ipiiit- .li^tim-il\ in this II-S|MT| fn>m imuiy 



otli.-r waden. It has th.- ruii.,ii- lial.it .f Udiliin^" up ami ilnwn. 



This liinl risen easily mi win^'. Jl \inic .|i\\l\. with l.--s <lan^liiiK ami m-<-k mitsiivi. h,-<|, 

 then alighting and gMdng annuul ILstlcxsly. As tin- fit-t touch tin- ^rmiml. tin- lon^. |>int-<l 

 uiiiirs an- lil'ti-il until tli.-ii tips nirly nn--l. ami an- tln-n <lrliU-i-it.-l\ f.il.l.il, in theae 

 motions n-st-iiiltliinr th.- lialiits ,.f tin- Ks.piiinaiix curli-w . \Vln-n m|i|rn|y alaniMxl. the Tattlcnt 

 utt-r a low and pli-asimj wlii-.il.- as th>-\ tly olT. Tln-y an- thought to l- t-xln-incly t'iiliT, 

 ..n I .M-I|\ kill.-il a . !,:n_'.- of tin.- shot, that woiilil not lirinir duwn a warlilrr, killing tin- 

 Tattl.-r i-v.'ii at loiitf range. 



Tlif Silitjiry SandpijHT," says Wilson, inhaldis th- watery solitudes of our 

 mountains during sumim-i. from K.-nturky to N- York. lut is m.\\h-i>- iiuim-n.iis, 

 nioii- than om- or two U-ini: i'n toirrtht-r. At th.- approach of cold wcatln-r. it descends U> 

 tin- muddy shon-s of our rivi-ix uln-n- it is occasionally im-t with singly, on its way sonth- 

 wrunl. Th-y n-irularly l>n--<l in I'.-niisylvaiiia, on th- I'IM-OHO Mountains. It is usually sili-nt. 

 pting when it is Hushed, when it utters a sharp whistle. It is ei^ht im-ln-s in l.-nirth. and 

 tift--n inches in ext4-nt of wini:. The sexes an- alike in <-ol.r." 



\Vilson says that this sjMH-ips IH-JII-S considerable n-scnil>laiice to the (ini-n Sandpi|M-r of 

 K u rope. This latter l>inl is enumerated with North American mi account of its <xva- 



visits to this country. 



TIIK WILLKT (X//////<//< -iiiin xi//iijm//H<i/<D. This tine linl is an Aim-rican -|. ( i..>. found 

 as a 8traggl-r in Kun)|M*. It htv^^Is in most jnirtions of the I'niN-d Stat^-s. On the North 

 Carolina coast it l.|.-.-ds in jrn-at numlH-rs. I'snally. Willets an- m>is\ . n-M less, and wary. 

 Both parents tak<- turns at inculiatioii. The half writhing of the to-.s reiidei-s it al>l<- to swim, 

 though it d<M-s not n-sort to swimming unless |iiisln-.l to it. 



Wilson calls this liinl the S-nii|Kilmat-<I Snii-. It is also call.-.! Su>nt> Sni|n>. and S-rui 

 j.alinate<l Tattler. It is oi ..... f the most noisy Lirds that inhal>it our salt marshes. It-, not<- is 

 I'ill-irill-irilh-f- hence the name. This is heanl at a loiij: distune*-. utt<'n-<| inccssiintly. The 



of this l.inl is excellent .-atin^, and the px>d six- make- it a d.-siralde ^pinie l>inl. The pin- 

 is chanirHl for the two seasons, varyinir to such an extent as to ap|-ar lik>- that of two 

 distinct !,!. -. Its letiirth is tifti^-n inches: extent of winr thirty inches. It stands high, 

 like the curlews. The female is larp-r than the male. 



Tn . ; ' "-keles puyncur) is no fn-qiiently a stni^uler into this country, that it has been 



entered on the list of North American LinN. Th.- Wandering Tatt I. -r . I Merotcdet incaniu) 

 also has the same standing as an American I. ml. 



BARTRAM'S PLOVKU (/?/////"////" A./////VV/;/^///I. or Sandpii>er. also railed I'pland Plover. 

 This species has a wide dispersion in the Western hemisphere, and is an occasional visitor in 

 KurojH-. It is not known w.-st of tin- Hocky Mountains; Nova Scotia seems to be its n.pithern 

 limit. It lireeds in the middle of summer. 



It winters in Mexico and the West Indies, ami sonthwanl to Smth Am.ri.a. It occurs 

 in slimmer as far north as the Yukon, though cn-at numliers breed within the I'nited States. 

 Plover is another name applied to it in the Eastern States, while in the region between 



