TKINGA ALPINA VAE. AMERICANA, AMERICAN DT:NLIX. 489 



Tringa (Arqiiahlla) maritima, Bd., B. N. A. 18o-^, 717.— Geav, Hand-list, iii, 1-71, 49, 



Xo. 10303.— RiDGW., Ann. Lye. X. Y. x, 1874, 384 (Illinois). 

 ArquateUu maritima, CouES, Pr. Phila. Acad. 18(31, 183.— Boards!., Pr. Bost. Soc. i'x, 



186.2, 128.— Vebr., Pr. Ess. Inst, iii, 1862, 159.— Allex, ihid. iv. 1864, 37.— 



Coles, ihid. v, 1868, 293.— Lawb., Ann. Lye. X. Y. viii, 1866, 294.- iUyx., 



Gaide, 1870, 140. 

 Tringa (Pelidna) maritima, Batl, Pr. Cal. Acad. Feb. 1873 (Alentians)^ 

 Felidna maritima, Bp., List, 18:38, 49 ; Cat. ilet. 1642, 60 ; Rev. Crit. 1850, 185. 

 Totanua maritimus, Steph., Gen. Zool. xii, 1824, 146. 

 (t) Tringa striata, Llnx., Svst. Xat. i, 1766, 248.— Gm., ibid. 1788, 672.— Fab., Fn. Groen. 



1789, Xo. 73.— Lath., Ind. Orn. ii, 1790, 733 {Striated Sandpiper, Pesn., Arct. 



Zool. ii, 1785, 472).— Flem., Brit. An. 110. 

 Tringa undata, BkCsn., Orn. Bor. 17C4, 55. — Gm., .Svst. Xat. i, 1788, 678,— Lath., Ind. 



Orn. ii, 1790, 732.— Vieili.., Xouv. Diet. d'Hist. Xat. xxxiv, 1819, 470. 

 Tringa nigricans, MoxT., Linn. Tr. iv, 1796, 40.— Leach, Cat. l':16, 30.— Brehm, V. D. 652. 

 Trynga arquatella. Pall., Zoog. R.-A. ii, 1811, 190. 



T)-inga canadensis. Lath., Ind. Orn. Snppl. 65.— Vieill., X. D. d'H. X'at. xxxiv, 1819, 453. 

 (f ) Tringa lincolnienais. Lath., I. Orn. ii, 1790, 734 {Bla<;k Sandpiper, Br. Zool. ii, No. 197). 

 Tringa littoralis, Brehm, Vog. Deutsehl. 652. 



Hai. — North America, northerly and chiefly coastwise. South to the Middle States 

 in winter. Great Lakes. Greenland. Europe. Asia. 

 Not noticed by the Expeditions. 



This species is included in the present work on the strength of its 

 occurrence in Western Missouri, attested by Dr. P. E. Hoy, as above 

 cited. Its presence, however, may be regarded exceptional. As its sci- 

 entific name implies, it is chiefly a coastwise bird, though also occurring 

 ou the larger inland waters. It is said to be common on the shores of 

 Lake Michigan. It is eminently a boreal bird, breeding very far to the 

 northward, and only rarely reaching the coast of the Middle States in 

 winter, beyond which its occurrence is open to question. It is rather 

 plenty along the New England coast in autumn, winter and spring, when 

 it frequents chiefly rocky shores covered with sea-weed, rather than the 

 bare sandy beaches. 



The egg of Tringa maritima is of the usual pyriform shape, and 

 measures about l.J:0 by 1.00. The ground is clay color, shaded with 

 olivaceous; the markings are large, numerous and distinct, of rich umber- 

 brown of different depths and intensity, occurring all over the shell, 

 but being most numerous as well as largest on the major half With 

 these spots are associated shell-markings of pale purplish-gray and light 

 neutral tint. 



TEINGA ALPIXA var. A^IERICAXA, Oass. 



American Danlin; Black-bellied or Red-breasted Sandpiper, 

 a. alpina. 



Tringa alpina, Lixs., Fn. Suec. 64 ; Syst. X'at. i, 1766, 249 (Cinclus tarquatus, Briss., v, 

 216, pi. 19, f. 2).— LE.iCH, Cat. 1816, 30.— BoiE, Isis, 18-22. 561.— Flem., Br. B. 

 108.— Xauii., V. D. vii, 1834, 427, pi. 186.— Gray, List Br. B. 18iJ3, 167. 



Pelidna alpina, BoiE. — Brehm, V. D. 661. 



Tringa cinclus. Lixx., Svst. Xat. i, 1766, 251 (Bmss., v, 211, pi. 19, f. 1).— Leach., Cat. 

 1816, 30.— Keys. & Blas,, Wirb. Eur. 1840, 76.— ScHl., Rev. Crit. 1844, 89.— 

 SIaCGH.., Man. Orn. ii, 70.— Grat, Gen. of B. iii, 1849, 579. 



Pelidna cinclus, Bp., List, 1838, 50. 



" Tringa pusilla, Gm., Sy.st. Xat. i, 1785, 663," according to Gray ; but very dubious. 



Tringa ruficoUis, P.iLL., Reis. iii, 700. 



Xamenius rariabilis, Beciist., Xatnrg. Deutsehl. iv, 141. 



Tringa variaUlis, Meyer, Tasch. ii, 397.— Temm., Man. i, 1815, 395. — Jesyxs, Man. 

 Br. Vert. 209. 



Pelidna variabilis, Steph., Gen. Zool. xii, 98. — Beehji, V. D. 662. 



Pelidna schimii, Bbehm. (Var. ?) Xot of American writers. 



