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B. Sizo nii'cliiiiii ("wing less than 5.50 and more than 4.00). 



2. A. fuscicoUis. Tail as in A. Cooped, but miiUlle feathers slightly namiwer at end ami 



more iinijeeliiig. ('(ihir.s of adult a.s in A. t'oopcri, but more tinged with light rul'uus 

 on crown, back, and scapulars. Youny : Back aud scaiiulars nii.xed black and rusty, the 

 feathers conspicuously bordered terminally with white ; u]p]ier tail-coverts white, in 

 marked contrast with the dusky rump ; breast light grayisli-Virown, streaked with dusk}', 

 Wing, about 4.90 ; culmen, .90-1.00 ; tarsus, .95-1.00 ; middle toe, .70-75. Ilab. Ea.st- 

 erii North America ; South America in migrations. 



3. A. Bairdi. Tail as in A./iiiicicollis. Upper tail-coverts dusky, only thct latcial ones whitish. 



Adult in .Slimmer : Hack and scapulars black, irregularly variegated (s[)otted and edged) 

 with dull bull'. Jugulum white, streaked with dusky. Adult in ■winter: Above, nearly 

 uniform grayish brown, tinged with clay-color ; jugulum and sides deeply sufl'used with 

 clay-color or dirty bull", the former very indistinctly streaked. Young : Above, light 

 butfy bi'own, sti'eaked with dusky, the feathers of the back and the scapulars blackish, 

 conspicuously l_iorilere<l terminally with dull white ; wing-coverts dark grayish, also bor- 

 dered terminally with wdute or light bull'. Jugulum suffused with liulf and indistinctly 

 streaked. Wings, about 4.75-5.00 ; culmen, about .90 ; tarsus, .1)0 ; mi<ldle toe, .70. Hub. 

 Western America, from the Arctic Regions to Patagonia; straggler in Eastern ISIorth 

 America. 



4. A. maculata. Middle tail-feathers wedge-.shai)ed at the end and projecting a quarter of 



an inch or more beyond the re.st. Upper tail-coverts dusk}', like the rump, the outer 

 feathers whitish, marked witli dusky. Jugulum and breast light clay-color, streaked 

 with dusk}'. Adult: Above, without white marking.?. Youny: Scapulars bordered termi- 

 nally with white. Wing, about 5.00 ; culmen, 1.10 ; tarsus, l.oo-l.lO ; middle toe, .90. 

 Hid). America in general, breeding in the Arctic Regions. 



5. A. acuminata. Similar to A. maculata, but with the middle tail-1'eatliers still narrower 



and more pointed, the bill smaller, the jugulum and breast scarcely streaked ; loM'er tail- 

 coverts marked with shaft-streaks of dusky (entirely absent in maculata) ■ pileuni deep 

 rusty, in strong contrast. Adult : Upper parts brownish gray, tlie feathers marked 

 centrally with blackish ; jugidum and In-east pale grayish buff, vei-y sparsely streaked ; 

 pileum cinnamon-brown, streaked with blackish. Ymmij : Above, rusty fulvous, the 

 feathers of the back and the scapulars black centrally, the larger featliers edged termi- 

 nally with white ; pileum blight rusty rufous, in verj' sharp contrast with a whitish 

 superciliary stripe, and streaked with black ; throat immaculate white ; jugulum and 

 breast deep rusty ochraceous, the former narrowly streaked anteriorly. Wing, about 

 5.00 ; culmen, scarcely 1.00 ; tarsus, 1.20 ; middle toe, .85. Hab. Australia, etc. ; abun- 

 dant in autumn on coast of Alaska. 

 C Size very small (wing less than 4.00). 



C. A. minutilla. Middle tail-feathers slightly projecting, narrow and somewdiat pointed at 

 end in summer, broader and rounded in winter plumage. Upper tail-coverts black- 

 ish, the lateral ones white, marked with dusky. Adult in summer : Back and scapu- 

 lars black, the feathers bordered and irregularly barred with ru.sty ochraceous ; tertials 

 bordered with the same. Jugidum dull white, streaked with dusky. Adult in winter: 

 Above, uniform brownish gray, tlie feathers with indistinct dusky mesial streaks, most 

 distinct on the back. Jugulum pale gi-ayish, indistinctly streaked. Yonnrj: Similar to 

 the adult in summer', but the scapulars and exterior feathers of the back bordered termi- 

 nally on outer webs with white, and lacking the concealed ochraceous bars. Jugulum 

 very indistinctly streaked, as in the winter plumage. Hab. North America, migrating 

 into South America in winter. 



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