PECTORAL SANDPIPER. 603 



of the back. Tail-feathers light brownish-grey, sUghtly margined and 

 tipped with white, the two central dark like the back. 



Length to end of tail 9 j inches, to end of wings 9| ; to end of 

 claws 10^; extent of wings 18; wing from flexure 5^§; tail S^'V ; bill 

 along the ridge 1\, along the edge of lower mandible 1 1^2 ; bare part of 

 tibia I*, tarsus li|, middle toe ^, its claw ^^. Weight 6 oz. 



Adult Female in summer. Plate CCXCIV. Fig. 2. 

 The Female, which is a little larger, is similar to the male. 



