150 



KNOT 

 234. Tringa canutus. 10.5 in. 



Bill moderately long and quite stout; form more 

 robust than most of our shore birds. Adults in summer, 

 mixed brownish and gray, above, and uniform reddish- 

 brown below. In winter, plain gray above and white 

 below; young similar but with feathers on the back 

 edged with white. It is an abundant species on the 

 Atlantic coast during migrations, and is known by vari- 

 ous names such as Red-breasted Sandpiper and Robin 

 Snipe, when in summer dress, and as Gray-back when 

 in winter plumage. It is usually found on the ocean 

 beach, where it follows the waves as they recede, pick- 

 ing up numerous insects left there, and retreating be- 

 fore the next w r ave. 



Notes. An ordinary Sandpiper whistle. 



Nest. Not positively known, but a supposed egg 

 obtained by Lieutenant Greely in the vicinity of Fort 

 Conger was pea-green in color, with small brown spots. 

 (1.10x1.00). 



Range. Breeds in the Arctic regions; migrates chiefly 

 on the Atlantic coast, to South America. 



