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ceous markings ; below, white, fore-neck and chest 

 dull brownish-white, streaked with dusky. Winter 

 plumage: Above, brownish-gray, streaked with 

 dusky; below, white, chest streaked with grayish. 

 Young : Similar, but feathers on back with white 

 tips to outer webs. 



74. Red-backed Sandpiper. 



Length about 8 inches. Bill about 1J inches 

 long. Summer adult: Above, varied with bright 

 rusty-ochraceous ; below, grayish-white, with a 

 black patch on belly. Winter plumage : above, 

 brownish-gray ; below, white, streaked with grayish. 



75. Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Length about 6 inches. Bill about f-inch long. 

 Toes webbed. Summer adult: Above, grayish- 

 brown ; below, white, streaked with dusky. Win- 

 ter plumage : Above, grayish, with darker streaks ; 

 below, whitish. Young : Similar to adult, but with 

 little of rusty above. 



76. Sander ling. 



Length about 8 inches. Bill about 1 inch long. 

 Summer adult : Above, light-rusty, spotted with 

 blackish ; below white, pale-rusty and marked with 

 dusky. Winter plumage : Above, pale ash-gray ; 

 below, pure white. Spring plumvge : Above, light- 

 gaayish, marked with black and rusty ; below, 



