SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 



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white, the sidea Homctiiiii'.s Hpotted witli black. L., 800; W., 475; Tur., VOO; 

 B., 1-50. 



Kemarks. — Tlu-rc is, of course, every de^Teu of iiiterjrradation between 

 Buniiiier atul winter plumage, but the «peeies may always be known by its 

 slightly curved bill. 



lianije. — Nortli America, breeding in the arctic regions and wintering from 

 Florida southward ; rare in tlie interior. 



Washington, ruru T. V., Apl. ; Uct Long Inland, T. V., uncommon in 



FiQ. 63.— Red-backed Sandpiper. (Natural size.) 



spring, Apl. 1 to May 15; common in fall, Aug. 31 through Oct. Sing Sing, 

 tolerably common T. V. in fall, Oct. 3 to Oct. 24. Cambrulge, casual, one 

 instance, Oct. 



K{f(js, three to iour, varying from pale, bluish white to ocliraccous-butf, 

 heavily marked with chocolate, chietly at the larger end, 1-43 x 101. 



Generally speaking, this is a shore or beach bird, though it also 

 visits grassy marshes. It flies and feeds in flocks, and is an unsus- 

 picious, rather stupid little Snipe, less active than most members of 

 this family. The gray-plumaged fall birds are known as " Leadbacks," 

 while in the spring they go by the names " IJlackbreast " or " Redback." 



The Dunlin (f^?. Tringa alpina) is the Old-World representative of our 

 Red-backed Sandpiper, from which it differs only in being less brightly 

 colored and somewhat smaller. L., about 7*40; W., 4'12-4-50; Tar., -78-90 ; 

 B., l-05-l'25. It is of casual occurrence in North America. 



The CvRLEw Sanopipeb (244- Tn'/u/n ferrufjinea) inhabits the eastern 

 hemisphere, and occurs casually in eastern fsortli Atiicrica. It lias been re- 

 corded from Ontario, Nova Scotia, Maine, Massachusetts, and Long Island. 



246« Ereunetea puaillu8(/.//"J.). SKMiPAi,MATEnSANi>rii>KR; Sand 

 O.XEYK ; Peep. Ad. in nutnmer. — Upper parts black or fuscous, nuirgined with 

 brownish gray and a gvtall amount of rufous; rump grayish brown; upper 

 tail-coverts blackisli ; tail-featliers brownish gray, central ones darkest; breast 

 etreaked or spotted with blackish. Im. — Similar, but upper parts and wing- 

 coverts blackish, with rounded rufous or butfy tips to the feathers ; breast un- 

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