FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 243 



No. 11, with which it often associates, but the former 



common on sandy beaches, the latter on grassy plains. 



numbers congregate 



together in flocks, 



and when disturbed 



fly in a compact 



mass. (Sand Oxeye ; 



Feep.) 



Length, 6^ ; wing, 3f 

 (oJ-4); tail, 2; tarsus, 

 I; oulmen, |. Eastern 

 North America; breed- 

 ing north of the United 

 States, and wintering 

 from the Gulf States to 

 Brazil. 



IS more 

 Large 



Sandpiper 



15. Western Sandpiper (247. Ereiin^tes occidentcdis). — This 

 bird is much like No. 14 in every way. In summer it can 

 be distinguished from it by the brownish-red edgings to the 

 feathers of the back, and usually also by the heavier spots on 

 the breast ; in fall and winter the best method is by compari- 

 son of the length of the bill. No. 14 rarely has a bill ^ long, 



while this species has one varying from 



-^■ 



Its range is 



mainly through the west, though occasionally it is to be found 



with the eastern spe- 

 cies (No. 14) on the 

 Atlantic coast. 



Length, 6J; wing, .S| 

 (3|-3|) ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, 

 I ; culmen, \. Western 

 North America ; breed- 

 ing far north, and win- 

 tering in Central and 

 South America. Occa^ 

 sional in the eastern 

 United States. 



Saudeiling 



16. Sanderlmg(248. 



Cdlidris arencbria). — 



