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VEKTEBIIATA. 



'I'lu' Vki.i.ow-Siiank Tatlkk, 'J\ Jhii'ipcs — G(t7nhctta JIainjxs of Bonapartu, known bj' sports- 

 jiu'H midiT tlie name of Vcl/ow-Lrf/.t — is nine ami a half inches long; above bluish-brown, varied 

 wiili white, gray, and itifous ; bcncatli wliite, streaked with gra}'. It is a cominou game bird 

 aK)ng the coasts, ranging from Mexieo to Labrador; accidental in iMirope. 



'i"ht> (HtKKN San 1)1-1 1'KK, T. or/o-optis^ is nine and a half inches long; dusky-green above; be- 

 neath white, streaked with dusky lines; found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Wood Sand- 

 iMi'KK, T. (/lareohi, and Summer Snii'e, or Common Sandpiper, T. hi/poleucos, belong to the 

 eastern hemisphere. 



The Si'OTTED Sandpiper, T. mnndarius — Trhu/oides macularms of Gray, S2)ottcd Sand-Lark 

 of l)e Kav, and l>opnlarIy known by the names oi Pcct-ivccf, Tcclcr, Tiltiip, Tipctail, and IlmniUty 

 — is .seven to eight inches long; glossy olive-brown, varied with blackish-white above; white- 

 spotted beneath ; frequents small streams and the borders of lakes, and feeds on insects and 

 worms. Its cvy is 2)cct-tocel, 2>('<^'f-^i'f'f j it has a constant tilting motion of the body, wliich has 

 given it a long list of titles. It is familiarly known throughout the United States ; ranges from 

 Mexico to Labrador; accidental in Europe. 



The Green-Shank Tatler, T. f/lotds — Florida Grccnshank of the Smithsonian Catalogue 

 — is twelve inches long; green and brown above ; beneath white ; common in Europe and iVsia ; 

 and is found occasionally on our coasts from New York to Florida. 



The Tell-Tale Tatler or Godwit, T. melanolcucos — Gambetta melanolcuca of Bonaparte, 

 and called in this country the Stone-Sn'ipe^ Varied Tatler^ Big Yclloio-Leg, and Winter Yellow- 

 Leg — is thirteen and a half inches long; blackish-brown above; lower parts soiled and spotted 

 white ; found from Mexico to Canada. 



The Willet, T. semipalmatus — Ereunetes petrificatus of Illiger, and sometimes called Semi- 

 palmafed Snipe, and Stone-Curlew — is fourteen inches long, but varies much in size ; marked with 

 black, rufous, and grayish above ; beneath gray, and tinted with brown ; found in South America 

 and temperate parts of North America. 



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The Solitary Tatler, T. cUoropygius, or Rhyaeophilus 5oZ«7a?-2MS— sometimes called Solitary 

 Sandpiper and also Jack-Snijx', Wood-Tatler, and Green-Bump Tatler— k eight and a half inches 

 long; deep brown above ; beneath light gray ; found in Mexico and temperate parts of North 



