CXXXI. 



TKINGA MACULARIA. (Linn.) 

 Spottkd Sandpiper. 



America seems the favourite resort of this species, which 

 according to Wilson, is met with on the shores of most of 

 the large rivers, creeks, and streams of Pennsylvania, and is 

 in great abmidance along the rivers Schuylkill and Delaware, 

 and their tributary waters. He says, " About the middle of 

 May, they resort to the adjoining corn fields to breed, where 

 I have frequently found and examined their nests. One of 

 tlicse now before me, and which was built at the root of a 

 hill of Indian com on high ground, is composed wholly of 

 short pieces of dry straw. The eggs are four. The young 

 run about with wonderful speed as soon as they leave the 

 shell, and are then cosered with down of a dull drab colour, 

 marked with a single streak of black down the middle of the 

 back, and with another l>ehind each ear." Fig. 1 of the 

 Plate is drawn from an egg, kindly lent me by Mr. Charles 

 A damson, of Newcastle. It was brought home by Mr. 

 Audubon. Fig. 2 is also from America, and is from the 

 collection of Mr. Yarrell. 



