KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF I'LORIDA. 



Geni s TRYNGITES Cap.ams. 



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TRYNQITES 5UBRUFIC0LLIS (r7W7/.). 

 Buff=breasted Sandpiper. 



.Uhilt in brccdiiii^ pliiniage: ICntire upper parts mottled with black and tawny l)rown, 

 the feathers being black in the center and broadly edged with tawny ; under parts pale rufous 

 mottled with whitish. 



Adult ill ivinter plumage : Top of the head and nape pale tawny dotted with brown; 

 feathers of the back blackish, narrowly edged with white; under parts pale buff, becoming 

 whitish on the belly, faintly mottled with brownish on the sides of the 

 breast. Inner webs of primaries speckled. 

 5piW^ Length, 8: Wing, 5.30; Tarsus, 1.25; Bill, .85. 



Not abundant on the Atlantic coast, usually rangino- 

 in the interior. It breeds from British America north- 

 ward. It ranges in winter south to South America, 

 ~ being found on our coast during migrations. 



The eggs are described as from three to four : pale buff white, spotted 

 and lined with dark brown and purplish brown. 



Genus ACTITIS If^ligek. 



ACTITIS HACULARIA {Lin,,.). 

 Spotted Sandpiper. 



Adult in sii,i,mcr : 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 witli 

 large spots of black. 



Adult i,t %vinter : Above olive, showing a bronzy 

 luster when held in the light; feathers on the back 

 faintly tipped witli 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), 

 rest of bill black. 



Length, 8; Wing, 4.20: Tarsus, i; Bill, r. 



Ranges from Hudson Bay to South America. It is a very well-known 

 bird on our coast, being usually seen ahjne or in pairs. It is common on 



