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SHORE BIRDS 



This Snipe has a very wide range — from Alaska and Hud- 

 son Bay through all the United States, except the arid re- 

 gions, to northern South America. Its most conspicuous color 

 is brown, striped on the back with black, which in brushy 

 ground protects the bird so well it is difficult to distinguish. 



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WILSON'S SNIPE. 



Whenever at the seashore in warm weather you wander 

 'far from the madding crowd," you may make the acquaint- 

 ance of the Semipalmated Sandpiper, 1 or possibly it will be 

 the Least Sandpiper 2 — a trifle more minute, and with no 

 web at the base of its toes. At a distance of ten feet the two 

 species look precisely alike, and there is no need to worry 

 about an exact identification. They are also called "Peeps" 

 and "Ox-Eyes," and the toes of the Semipalmated Sandpiper 

 are partly webbed. 



1 Er-e-un-e'tes pu-sil'lus. Length, (J inches. 



2 Ac-to-dro'mas min-u-tU'la. Average length, 5.50 inches. 



