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to feed within twenty feet of him. It was shot and found to be in 

 very poor condition and in winter plumage. Mr. Parker also found 

 them very abundant at Mud Lake July 25, 1893. 



These birds and the last species usually are quite watchful. They 

 associate with other smaller waders, and when their sharp eyes discern 

 danger, their loud cries warn the company, which seek safety in 

 flight. For this habit they have been called by shooters, "Tattlers" 

 and "Telltales," by which names they are generally known. In 1894 

 Mr. Dunn found them common at Bass Lake, Starke County, Indiana, 

 from July 28 to August 6, and in 1896 Mr. C. A. Tallman saw two in 

 Cook County, Illinois, July 24. 



Mr. C. Grave found them on the Kankakee Eiver August 8, 1892. 

 August 1 to 15, 1889, they were very common in all the marshes about 

 Chicago (Parker). 



Throughout August they continue arriving at these attractive 

 grounds in northern Indiana. September 1, 1889, they were very 

 abundant at Water Valley. Very large flocks were seen all day 

 (Deane). In September they are observed farther south. By the 10th 

 of that month most of them have left the northern part of the State, 

 while some linger, on their journey southward well towards the end 

 of the month. Hillsdale, Mich., September 29, 1894 (Cass); Brook- 

 ville, Ind., September 21, 1885. 



SuWenus HELODROMAS (Kanp). 



*104. (25i)). Totanus solitarius (WILS ). 



Solitary Sandpiper. 



Bill, perfectly straight, very slender, grooved little beyond its mid- 

 dle; dark lustrous olive-brown tinged with greenish, streaked on the 

 head and neck; elsewhere finely speckled with whitish; jugulum, 

 and sides of neck, with brownish suffusion and dusky streaks; rump 

 and upper tail coverts, like the back; tail, axillars and lining of wings, 

 beautifully barred with black and white; quills, entirely blackish; bill 

 and feet, very dark olive-green. 



Length, 7.50-8.60; wing, 5.00-5.40; bill, 1.15-1.30; tarsus, 1.25-1.90. 



EANGE. America, from Brazil north to Alaska. Breeds from In- 

 diana, Ohio and Vermont northward. Winters south of United 

 States. 



Nest, see notes on nest and eggs below. 



Common migrant; summer resident in some numbers northward. 

 Breeds. This bird is solitary in its habits. It is usually found alone, 



