560 PURPLE SANDPIPER. 



of throat greyish- white, fore neck grey ; breast, sides, and abdomen 

 white. 



Length to end of tail 9|, to end of wings OiV, to end of claws 10 ; 

 extent of wings 14| ; wing from flexure 5, tail 2| ; bill along the back 

 Ij^j, along the edge of lower mandible li%; tarsus {^i middle toe \l, its 

 claw I'j. Weight 3J oz. 



Adult in Winter. Plate CCLXXXIV. Fig. 2. 



The principal differences in the winter plumage are, that the lower 

 parts are pale grey, while the upper have the purple tints much fainter, 

 the white edgings substituted by dull grey. 



