SANDPIPER. WILSON’S STINT. 
Actodro/mas minutil/la, 
MALLEST of the Sandpipers. Length, 5.50 to 6 inches. 
Bill, black; legs, dusky greenish. Upper parts, each 
feather blackish centrally and edged with bright bay, 
and tipped with ashy or white; quills, blackish; tail 
feathers, gray, with whitish edges, the central ones blackish with 
reddish edges; whitish line over eye. 
North and South America and West Indies. Breeds in high 
latitudes. Returns to United States in August. Very abundant 
during its migrations. Eggs, unknown. 
‘The Sandpiper always makes me think of an old 
maid,” said the little southern girl. ‘They go teeter- 
ing along as though they were afraid they would not 
be thought modest enough. I used to see them often 
on the river bank at home.” 
‘““T have seen them on the seashore in summer,” 
said Laura. “They are odd-looking little creatures, 
and I believe they do appear a little prim, though I 
never thought of it before.” 
“Perhaps they have to be careful how they walk 
because their legs are so long,” said another girl. 
“Did you ever notice what a long bill they have?” 
asked “Querist.” 
“T really do not know much about them,” said 
Miss Sweet. ‘I never saw one, and have never had 
any books to which I had access that gave me any sat- 
isfactory information. Perhaps, if we keep our eyes 
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