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Pisobia cooperi (Baird) 

 Cooper Sandpiper 



Similar to P. fuscicollis in color but ground-color of upper parts brownish gray, with only 

 t'le least trace of ocherous on some of the scapulars, and upper tail coverts conspicuously varied 

 with broad V-shaped marks of grayish dusky. Length 9.5 inches; wing 5.8; culmcn 1.25; tarsus 1.2. 



A single specimen of this bird was taken on Long Island, May 24, 1833, and is now in the Smith- 

 sonian Collection, United States National Museum. As no further specimens have appeared, it is 

 believed that it may be a hybrid, or abnormal example of P. maculata. 



Pisobia bairdi (Coues) 



(Actodromab bairdi on plate) 



Baird Sandpiper 



Plate 35 



Actodromas bairdi Coues. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Proc. 1861. p. 194 

 Tringabairdii A. O. U. Check List. Ed. 2. 1895. No. 241 



bairdi, in honor of Spencer F. Baird 



Description. Resembles A. maculata but smaller and the upper 

 parts more fuscous and pale buff than black and ocherous buff, the jugulum 

 and breast less heavily streaked. In winter the upper parts more buffy 

 grayish brown with dusky centers and rounded whitish tips. Young of the 

 first winter closely resemble young of A. fuscicollis: but the breast 

 is tinged with buffy and upper parts paler; rump not white. 



Length 7-7.6 inches; extent 15-15. 6; wing 4.5-4.85; tail 2.25; tarsus 

 .9-1 ; bill .9-1. Smaller than the smallest maculata. 



The Baird sandpiper is a fairly common transient on the shores of the 

 Great Lakes and the central chain, and is not rare on Long Island. It is 

 a nearctic species, breeding in the arctic region and migrating through the 

 interior of North America to Chili and Patagonia. It was overlooked by 

 the early ornithologists, and can be recognized with certainty only when 

 collected and carefully examined. The migration dates are as follows: 



Rockaway, L. I. (2 spec). Sept. 1872. Lawrence, Forest and Stream, 10: 235 



(i spec). Aug. 26, 1873. " « 



(i spec). Sept. 20, 1874. " " 



Long Island, N. Y. 1882. N. O. C. Bui. 7: 133 

 " 1885. Auk, 2: 273 



Fair Haven, Cayuga CO., N. Y. O. & O. 1882. 7:133 



Montauk, L. L Sept. 20, 1880. Daniel E. Moran, N. O. C. Bui. 7: 60 



Far Rockaway, L. L Aug. 1882. Lawrence, Auk, 2; 273 



