188 FEATHERED GAME 
the ‘‘Winter Yellow-legs’’ will answer equally 
well for this bird. 
Beyond the Rockies this species does not 
seem to be so numerous as the larger Yellow- 
legs, though it is said to be fairly common in 
Alaska. In their migrations both travel down 
to the southernmost point of the American con- 
tinent, so that their range, from Cape Horn to 
Greenland and Alaska, makes a large extent of 
territory. 
THE SOLITARY SANDPIPER. 
(Helodromas solitarius.) 
With most gunners the ‘‘Solitary’’ is an old 
acquaintance, well known to all who hunt in the 
marshes. Usually he is found where the brooks 
and small streams come out from the sheltering 
cover of the woods and less often in the open 
stretches of waving grass or stubble and pond- 
hole which delight the hearts of the other mem- 
bers of his family. A quiet woodland nook, a 
gently flowing stream with moss-grown rocks 
and turfy banks suits well this bird’s taste. 
Caring little for society, silent and shy in dis- 
position, hermit-like, he prefers the retirement 
