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rfliilun,Cv\. Wvg. An. 1H17, 41to ; «■ I. '.», ItfJU. .VJtl (ty|H., riiugn tdpiun, Linn.). 

 AHCfilm'hiiluH, Kait, .Sk. Kilt. Kiir. Tlii'TW. ISiilt, W [\.s\f, Triinja MilHU-'iiiiitii, Ti;mm.). 



rH.Ml. Hill Mlt'lliliT. |iili;,'(T tllllll till' llrilil, ilii|i lllliillj^ll tile Im-i', nillllilcs-cl, ^iMIii'ly nr Hot 



lit mII i'X|>aiiil<'il at till- tip, ami iIim iiliilly <i(i'iii'\X'il tcnninall). Tui>ii» hlniitcr tlmii llii' liiil, Imi;^! r 

 than till' iniilillf liif. \Vint{.s ruiu'liiiij,' lii^yond tml nl' tail. 



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The K''">i'^ Pf'liifiift inclmli'!' two wcll-kiiciwii Siiiiilpiiici'H, lioth of wliirli arc pnitinmn to Nnrtli 

 Anic'iica and Kiimiif, altli(iii;,'li one nf tlicni, tin- Curlew Sancl]ii|icr (/'. Kuliiiriiintld) can scaiii'ly 

 111' iiiMHi(l('ri'(l as nioiv than a siia;,';,'li'r licic. The ntlu'i' is ri'|iirsi'iit<'il in Ihf two I'untinent.s liy 

 ilistin^'iiishaMo niccM. The rharaitcr of the specii's and races oi' I'llidmt are as IoIIown . — 



I. P. alpina. Uiumt tail-coverts dusky. Aihill in nininm r : lieily lilack, other lower jiaits whitish. 



irinltr plniuitije: No l)lack beiiuath ; above, uuil'uria biuwiiish gray. Yuuikj : IJelly and 



hrunst spotted with Mack. 

 a. AljiliKt. Wing, -I.UIM.".") ; culnien, 1.1")-1. 10 ; tarsus, .S.'i-l.tM); middle too, .70-.""). link 



Europe. 

 j3. Amiricmia. Wing, 4.(10-4.!).') ; culnien, 1.40-1.".') ; tarsus, l.(Kt-l.l.') ; middle toe, ."O-.HO. 



//((/). North America. 

 •2. P. Bubarquata. Upper tail-coverts white. Adult in, mmnur : lienenth, ineluding lielly, deej) 



einnumon-ruroiis. irititer jilummji': I'eiieath, white, olisoletely streaked on thejiigiiliim ; 



ahove, hrowiiish gray. Ymni;! : I'dly and hreast unspotted. Hub. Pala'arctic Region ; 



occusiuuul in Eusteru and Northern North .Vinerica. 



Pelidna alpina. 



a. Alpina. THE BED-BACKED 8ANDFIPEB; DUNLIN. 



Triiiga alpinn, T.isn. S. N. cd. 10, 17.')8, 1 lit ; ed. 12, 17<>t), 210 (haseil on C'inr/iis torqwitus, IJui.ss. 



Oin. V. 1760, 210, 1)1. 1!», tig. 2). — Nkwt. Mnii. N. H. (iiccnl. 187">, 103 (nreciilaiid). 

 IMiihm nlpinn, Hinc.w. I'roi'. 1'. .S. Nat. Mas. 1881, 200 ; Noni. N. Am. II. 1882, no. .5:10. — Coits, 



Check List, 2d ed. 1882, no. (i2;l. 

 Trtiuja cinrlus, LiNN. S. N. I. 17t)(!, 2'.! (liascd on lluiss. Orn. V. 17(iO, 211, pi. 19, lig. 1). 

 " Tringa jnuriUit, Omki,. .S. N. I. 1788, (103 " (GiiAY). 

 Tringa ruficnilis, P.u.l.. Reise, III. 1776, 700. 

 jyumenius variabilis, Hi'.ciisr. Naturg. Dcutsclil. IV. 111. 

 Pelidna Schinzii, BiiRiiM. (var. ?) Not of Aiiicrieau writers. 

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