DOWITCHER. 



231. Macrorhamphus griseus griseus. \Q l / 2 in. 



In summer black and buffy-brown above; 

 bright rufous below barred on the flanks and 

 specked on the breast. In winter gray and 

 white. Bill long and slender. 



Nest. A hollow on the ground. Eggs 

 greenish-buff with black spots. 



Range. Breeds in Ungava and winters in 

 Brazil. Long-billed Dowitcher breeds in 

 Alaska and northwestern Canada and win- 

 ters south from Fla. and Tex. 



STILT SANDPIPER. 

 233. Micropalama himantopus. 8^/2 in. 



In summer with chestnut ear coverts and 

 much brown on crown and back; below heav- 

 ily barred with black. In winter gray above 

 and white below with some streaking. Bill 

 slender and only moderately long. Legs 

 rather long for the size of the bird. 



Range. Breeds in interior or northern 

 Canada. Winters in South America. 

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