AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 



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No. 231, Dowitcher, (Macrorhamphus griseus .) 



Eastern North America, breeding in the extreme 

 north and migrating in winter to the West Indies. 

 Adults in summer: Botii upper and under parts a 

 rich rusty red, the former being heavily varied with 

 black. Rump white; tail black, barrfd with white. 

 In winter: Dark gray above, the feathers having 

 lighter edge"^; below whitish washed with dusky; 

 the flanks with du'iky bars. Rump vAhite. Length, 

 .about II inches. Called Gray Snipe in winter. 



No. 232, Long billed Dowitcher, (^Macrorham- 

 phus scolopaceus .) 



Breeds in Alaska and along the Arctic coast, mi- 

 grating in great numbers through the western part> 

 of the United States including the Mississippi Valley 

 to Mexico. The coloration of this species is almost 

 precisely like the last the distinguishing point being 

 the length of the bill. In the eastern form the bill 

 averages 2.30 inches, while in the western it is 2.80 

 inches, thus being about a half inch longer. 



No. 233, Stilt Sandpiper, {Micropalma himan- 



topus.) 



Distributed throughout eastern North America, 

 breeding north of the United States and migrating to 

 the West Indies and Central America. Length, 9 

 inches. Adults in summer: Above blackish, the 

 feathers bting edged with white and chestnut. Space 

 back of the eye and line above bright chestnut. Un- 

 der parts streaked on the throat and barred below 

 with black and tinted with reddish brown. In winter 

 the back is a dark gray, the feathers with white edges 

 and the under parts are whitish, the throat and flanks 

 being streaked with dusky. 



No. 234, Knot, {Tringa canutus.) 



Breeds in the Arctic regions and during the migra- 

 tions is found throughout the United States, until it 

 reaches its winier quarters in South America. 

 Length 10.5 inches. Upper parts mottled with 

 brown, black and white. Under parts and line over 

 the eye, a uni'orm reddish brown. In winter the 

 back is dark gray crossed by numerous black and 

 white semi-circles. Under parts white tinged with 

 grayish on the sides and also faintly streaked. 



No. 244, Curlew Sandpiper, {Tringa ferrug- 



inea.) 



A somewhat accidental species in this country, 

 being an inhabitant of the old world. Occurs oc- 

 -casionly along the Atlantic coast and in Alaska. Up- 

 per parts brown with black markings; wings grayish; 

 under parts uniform reddish brown. Upper tail cov- 

 erts white heavily barred with dusky. 



