BAIRD SANDPIPER. 



241. Pisobia bairdi. 7*/ 2 in. 



Grayer than the White-rump ed Sandpiper 

 and with blackish rump and less prominently 

 streaked on the breast. 



Nest. Nesting and eggs not greatly differ- 

 ent from those of other sandpipers. 



Range. Breeds along the Arctic coast 

 from Hudson Bay to Alaska. Migrates chief- 

 ly through the interior and less commonly 

 on the Atlantic coast to the winter home in 

 Patagonia. 



LEAST SANDPIPER; PEEPS. 



242. Pisobia minutilla. 6 in. 



Above mixed with black, gray and reddish- 

 brown. Breast streaked with blackish. Toes 

 with no webbing between their bases. 



Note. A musical whistle, peet-weet. 



Nest. Grass-lined hollows on the ground. 

 Three or four gray eggs, spotted with brown. 



Range. Breeds throughout Canada. Win- 

 ters from the Gulf States southward. Abund- 

 ant on both coasts and in the interior. 



