88 lUnis of Canada. 



T. subarquata. The Curlew Sandpiper. 



The Curlew Sandpiper is a very rare visitor in 

 Canada. Upper parts, brownish-black, spotted 

 with bright yellowish-red ; under parts, dark 

 yellowish-rufous. 



T. alpina. The Red-backed Sandpiper. 



This species visits Canada during the spring 

 and autumn in large numbers. Upper parts, 

 dark ash color ; abdomen, white ; breast, pale 

 ash, with streaks of brown. 



T. maculata. The Jack Snipe. 



The Jack Snipe is a regular spring and fall 

 vititor, usually arriving in Canada early in May 

 and about the middle of September. It is com- 

 monly called " Grass Bird," by which name it is 

 generally known. 



T. Wilsonii. The Least Sandpiper, or Peep. 



This Sandpiper is the smallest of the family. 

 It arrives in Canada about the middle of May, 

 and soon leaves for the interior of the country, 

 where it breeds. 



T. Bonapartii. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. 



Bonaparte's Sandpiper is light ashy-brown, 

 above ; darker on the rump ; under parts, white. 

 Arrives here in small flocks during the spring 

 and fall migrations. 



