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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Back, greenish olive, sometimes barred with black; axillars, white, without bars. At 

 some seasons uuderparts with round black spots; a small web between the outer and 

 middle toe. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. 



See No. 216. 



Summer. 



Spotted Sandpipers. 



Winter. 



Section 2. Toes, four, a small web between outer and 

 middle toes; bill, over 1.75. 



Macrorhamphus griseus. Macrorhainphus griseus. 







Bill, over 1.75 ; axillars, white, barred with dark brown; rump and tail, white, spotted 

 and banded with black. Macrorhamphus yriseus. Dowitcher. Red=breasted Snipe. 



Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. Long- billed Dowitcher. 

 See Nos. 188 and 189. 



Section 3. Toes, four, without web ; bill, over 2 inches long. 



Axillars, rufous Jbrown, without bars; belly, buff color. Philohela minor. Woodcock. 



See No. 185. 



Axillars, barred black and white; belly, white; upper tail 

 coverts and tail, tawny, more or less marked with black. 



Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. Jack Snipe. 



See No. 187. 



Gallinago delicata. 



