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SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 



II. Bill uiidtr iiOO. 



A. Tuil witli eroHs-burw, 



a. VViiifjr over r>-75. 



a*. Outer tuil-l'futlier« wliite, more or lesH burred; outer prhnary with- 



f>"t bars -^ J, Vklluw-leus. 



a*. Outer i)riiuury with numerous black bars. 



2(!1. Kautkamian Randi'II'kk. 

 a*. Outer primary without bars; outer tuil-t'eutliers brownish gray. 



2(i0. KiKK. 



b. Wing under STo. 



6*. Under parts white, with numerous round lilackish spots ; upper parts 

 brownish gray, barred witii blackish . . 'Mi. Si-ottei) Sandi'ii-eh. 

 i«. Under parts white, breast streaked with blaekisli ; upjier parts fus- 

 cous, spotted with white 2"n;. Soi.itauy Sandimi'EK. 



b: Under parts tinged with buff'y, inner web of outer primary speckled 



with blackish 202. Buff-bkeasteu Sandpipek. 



Ji. Tail without cross-bars, toes 4. 

 a. Bill over 110. 

 a*. Middle upper tail-coverts with cross-bars or streaks. 



a». Tarsus over 1 -50 233. Stii.t SANnriPEK. 



a». Tarsus under l-r>0, wing under 600. . 244. Ciulew Sandpipek. 



a*. Tarsus under 1-50, wing over 6-00 234. Knot. 



6*. Middle upper tuil-coverts black or fuscous, without bare; bill 

 straight. 

 6'. Tarsus under l-.'JO ; upper parts blackish, more or less margined 



with gray 235. I'ukple Sandpipeu. 



b*. Tarsus under \-M ; upper jmrts more or less margined with rufous. 



2311. I'ectohal Sandpipek. 



h*. Tarsus over rSO 2C.0. Kief. 



(•>. Middle upper tail-coverts grayish, bill curved slightly downward. 



243«. liEU-BACKED SaNDPIPEU. 



6. Bill under 1-10. 

 bK Wing under 4-00. 

 b*. Toes partly webbed. 



24(i. Semipalmated Sandpipeu. 247. Westekn Sandpipek. 



ft*. Toes not webbed 242. Least Sandpipek. 



c'. Wing over 4'00, inner webs of j)rimaries plain. 

 (*. ]?reiist white or whitish, streaked or spotted with blaekisli ; mid- 

 dle upper tail-coverts white . . 240. White-kimped Sandpipek. 

 c». Breast buffy, heavily spotted or streaked w itli blackish ; middle 

 upper tail-coverts black, slightly margined with rufous. 



239. Pectokal Sandpiper. 

 <r«. Breast Imffy lightly spotted or streaked with black ; mid<lle upper 

 tuil-oo'.cvts fuswtis, Tigh'-ly ;iv.>rgined with buffy. 



241. Baird's Sandpiper. 

 a*. Wing over 4-00, inner weos of primnvies si)eckled. 



2t)2, Blff-bkeasted Sandpiper, 

 C. Tail without cross-bars, toes 3 24S. Sanderlino. 



