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gray markings ; contnil tuil-fcnth jn* fuscous, outer ones brownisli fjray ; upper 

 throat white; ueek, breast, and t^idtH distinctly streaked and sjmtted wl;,h 

 black and more or less washed with ochraeeous-bull. WiuUr plumage. — 

 " Upper parts plain brownish gray, witli indistinct, narrowed, mesial streaks 

 of dusky; otherwise as in sununer, but streaks on clie.st, etc., less distinct" 

 (Ridjfw.). Iin. — Similar to summer examples, but the feathers of the upper 

 parts with roundtU whitisli or ocliruceous-buti' tlj)K ; breast less distinctly 

 Btreakcd. L., T-.W; W., 4-l»0; Tar., -'JO; B., -nr,. 



Jiemarh. — The white upper tail-coverts ilistin^ruisli this species. 



Jiamje. — Eastern North America, breeding in the arctic regions and win- 

 tering as far south as the Falkland Islands. 



Long Island, not uncommon T. V., July 20 to Oct 10. Sing Sing, casual 

 T. v., Sept. 



A>/(/», three to four, liglit olive, or olive brownish, spotted ( usually ratlicr 

 .finely) with deep brown and dull, purplisli gray, 1'37 x •\iA (Kidgw.). 



"They fre(iuent the sandy beach as well as the marshy shores 

 upon the coast, but inland seem to prefer the edges of pools of 

 water upon the uplands. They move in small flocks, arc very social, 

 often associating with other waders, are not as a rule shy or timid, 

 and, when startled, usually fly but a short distance, drop back, and 

 run about in an unconcerned and heedless manner, picking up the 

 minute fonns of life that usually abound in sufh places, occasionally 

 uttering a rather sharp, piping weet, wi'i't. Their flight is swilt and 

 well sustained " (Goss). , 



841> Trin^^ bairdil ( Coues). Baiiu>*s Sanoph'KK. All. in fummer. — 

 Upper parts fuscous; fcatliers of the crown and nape riuirgined laterally with 

 pale butfy ; back and scapulars tipi>ed with pale butfy or brownish gray ; 

 middle upper tail-coverts _/'a#<'OM«, sometimes tipped witli butfy; central tail- 

 feathers fuscous, margined with whitish, outer ones pale brownisli gray ; tliroat 

 white; breiist washed witii butfy and //V/A/^y spotted or streaked with fuscous; 

 fidt8 and belly wliite. Im. — Similar, but the back, 8cai)ulars, and wing-eov- 

 erts with rouinlfd white tips. (In the winter these tips are more or less worn 

 otf. ) L., 7-40 ; W., 4-90 ; Tar., -(tO ; B., -85. 



Remarks. — This b' d most closely resembles T.fumcolUn. In any plum- 

 age it may be known from that species by the fuscous instead of wliite middle 

 up'per tail-coverts. In summer it ditlers also in the absejice of rufous above, 

 the less heavily spotted throat, auil tlie white insteail of si")ttcd sides. In 

 winter the chief distinguisiiing marks of the two species, aside from the dif- 

 ferently colored upj)er tail-coverts, are the bully breast and generally jnder 

 upper parts of hainlli. 



Range. — Interior of North America, breeding in tlic arctic regions and 

 migrating southward to South America; rare on the Atlantii! coast. 



VVa.shington, casual, one record. Long Island, casual, Aug. 



Egg», tliree to four, liglit, creamy buff, sometimes tingetl with rusty, 

 thickly speckled and spotted with deep reddish brown or chestnut, l'30x'93 

 (Kidgw.). 



