DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 77 



Eastern N. A. , breeding north of the U. S. ; migrates south 

 from the middle of July until the first of Nov. ; winters from 

 the Carolinas through the Bahamas and West Indies to S. 

 A. ; comes north in May. Stragglers of this species, of e. 5 

 and of f , 1 are sometimes found all summer as far south as 



1. WESTERN SANDPIPER, E. OCCIDENTALS. Differs 

 from 1 in having the upper parts prominently marked with 

 bright cinnamon and the breast with distinct streaks and tri- 

 angular spots of dusky, the sides with arrow-shaped marks 

 of the same: bill, stouter and longer, about 1.00, plate 9, B. 

 Breeds far north in western N. A., migrates south about the 

 same time as 1 and winters in the same section ; common in 

 Fla. in winter and spring but rather uncommon further 

 north ; a few occur along the coast in autumn as far north as 

 N. E. ; not found as far north as this in spring. 



i. Three-toed Sandpipers. Calidris. 



Medium sized sandpipers with robust forms, rather short- 

 stout bills, short legs, and feet with three short toes, with- 

 out basal webs, the posterior being absent, fig. 93. 



1. SANDERLING, C. ARENARIA. 7.50; bill, 1.00; light 

 rusty, palest on head, neck and chest where it is spotted with 

 blackish on back ; Eig. 93. 



bill and under tail 

 coverts, white ; 

 spot on b e n d of 

 wing and of fore 

 arm , blackish 

 and there is a 

 white patch on 

 wing conspicuous 

 in flight; win- 

 ter ; pale gray 

 above ; pure white 

 beneath, fig. 93. 

 Young, differ from 

 last in being mot- Gr, D, i, 2. 1-8 



