9O Birds of Canada. 



Gambetta melanoleuca. The Greater Yellow-legs, 

 or Tell-tale. 



This species breeds in Manitoba. Visits 



Canada in the spring and fall. Entire upper 



parts of the body, cinereous ; under parts, 

 white ; neck and legs, long ; legs, yellow. 



G.flavipes. The Yellow-legs. 



The Yellow-legs is well-known in Canada as 

 a spring and fall visitor. It is smaller than the 

 preceding bird. Breeds in the northern part of 

 this continent. 



Rhyacophilussolitarius. The Solitary Sandpiper. 



The Solitary Sandpiper is frequently called 

 "Wagtail," from its habit of nodding its head 

 and tipping up its tail. Remains in Canada 

 through the summer. Upper parts, greenish- 

 brown, with spots of ashy-white ; under parts, 

 white ; bill, curved upward from the middle. 



Tringoides macnlarius. The Spotted Sandpiper. 



The Spotted Sandpiper arrives in Canada in 

 large flocks early in April, and remains through 

 the summer. Nests, in the sand ; eggs, four in 

 number, of a yellowish-buff color. Upper parts, 

 brownish -olive -green, with irregular spots of 

 brownish-black ; under parts, white. 



