WILLET. 



258. Catoptrophorus s. semipalmatus. 16 in 



Plumage gray and white, more or less 

 streaked and barred with black during sum- 

 mer. Bases of primaries and ends of second- 

 aries white. Bill long. Feet with slight webs. 



Note. A loud whistle, pill-iciU-iciUet. 



Nest. A hollow in sandy ground. Eggs 

 buff, blotched with brown. 



Range. Breeds from Va. to Fla. Wanders 

 north to New England. Western Willet 

 breeds south from la., and Cal. 

 UPLAND PLOVER; BARTRAMIAN SAND- 

 PIPER. 

 261. Bartramia longicanda. 12 in. 



Bill short. Tail long. Mottled with black 

 and brown above, and specked with black 

 on breast and sides. 



Note. Clear flute-like whistles. 



Nest. Of grass on the ground. Eggs buff, 

 spotted with black. 



Range. Breeds locally throughout the U. 

 .S. Winters in southern South America. 



