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85. Stilt Sandpiper. — Micropalma himantopus. 



Top of head, back, and sides of neck gray ; back gray ; under 

 parts white, streaked with gray on neck, breast, and lower tail coverts. 

 In summer top of head is black streaked with yellowish white ; line 

 from bill to eye rufous ; bill black ; legs and feet greenish gray. 

 Length, jyi-g}^ in. ; wing, 5-51^ in. 



Hab. — Eastern Province of North America from Arctic regions to 

 South America in winter. 



86. Purple Sandpiper. — Tringa maritima. 



Summer. — Top of head, neck, back, rump, and scapulars blackish 

 brown ; white bar on wing ; throat white ; breast grayish brown ; 

 rest of under parts white. Winter. — Upper parts black, reflecting 

 purple ; under parts white ; flanks streaked with brown ; legs and 

 feet yellow ; bill brown. Length, 8 in. ; wing, 4|^ in. 



Hab. — Northern portions of the Northern Hemisphere ; in North 

 America chiefly the northeastern portions ; breeding in the high 

 North, migrating in winter to the Eastern and Middle States, the Great 

 Lakes, and the shores of the larger streams in the Mississippi Valley. 



87. Spotted Sandpiper. — Actiiis macularia. 



Upper parts brownish gray ; head and neck streaked with black ; 

 back spotted with black ; back browner in winter ; under parts white 

 spotted with black ; legs and feet gray ; bill black edged with yellow. 

 Length, 7^ in. ; wing, 4X in. 



Hab. — North and South America, from Alaska south to Southern 

 Brazil. Breeds throughout temperate North America ; less commonly 

 on the Pacific Coast. Occasional in Europe. 



88. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. — Tryngites subruficoUis. 



Upper parts grayish brown ; under parts pale buff ; bill black ; legs 

 and feet yellowish g^een Length, 8 in. ; wing, ^yi in. 



Hab. — North America, especially in the interior. Breeds in the 

 Yukon district and the interior of British America, northward to the 

 Arctic coast ; South America in winter as far as Uruguay and Peru. 



89. Red-backed Sandpiper. — Tringa alpina pacifica. 



Upper parts brown marked with black ; wings brownish gray ; breast 

 light gray ; black patch on middle of belly ; lower belly white ; bill 

 black ; legs and feet black. Length, 8 in. ; wing, 4^ in. 



Hab. — North America in general, breeding far north; Eastern 

 Asia. 



