Birds of Canada. 87 



MacrorJiamphus griscus. The Gray Snipe. 



The Gray Snipe is dark-ashy above ; pale 

 reddish and black on the back ; rump and upper 

 tail coverts, white ; under parts, pale red and 

 brownish-black. This snipe arrives here about 

 the twentieth of April. Breeds in the north, and 

 again visits Canada about the first of September. 



M. scolopaccns. The Greater Longbeak. 



This snipe is an irregular visitor in Canada. 

 Length, twelve inches ; color, above, brownish- 

 black, and yellow ; beneath, wood-bro\vn, with 

 spots of umber. , 



Sub-Family TRIXGIX^E. The Sandpipers, 



Tringa canutus. The Gray-back, or Robin 

 Snipe. 



The Gray-back is a spring and fall visitor. It 

 is the largest of the Sandpipers. Upper parts, 

 light gray, with irregular spots of black ; under 

 parts, light reddish-brown. Breeds in the north. 



T. Coopcrii. Cooper's Sandpiper. 

 This Sandpiper occasionally visits Canada 

 during the spring and fall migrations. 



T. maritima. The Purple Sandpiper. 

 This pretty bird is frequently seen in Canada 

 in the fall. Breeds in the far north. Head and 

 upper parts, smoky-brown, with a purple tinge ; 

 under parts, white. 



