340 BARTRAM'S SANDPIPER. 



former slightly skirted with ferruginous, the latter with white ; tertials 

 black, bordered with white ; primaries plain black ; shaft of the exte- 

 rior quill snowy, its inner vane elegantly pectinated with white ; 

 secondaries pale brown, spotted on their outer vanes with black, and 

 tipped with white ; greater cover-ts dusky, edged with pale ferruginous, 

 and spotted with black ; lesser coverts pale ferruginous, each feather 

 broadly bordered with white, within which is a concentric semicircle of 

 black ; rump and tail-coverts deep brown black, slightly bordered with 

 white ; tail tapering, of a pale brown orange color, beautifully spotted 

 with black, the middle feather centered with dusky ; legs yellow, tinged 

 with green ; the outher toe joined to the middle by a membrane ; lining 

 of the wings elegantly barred with black and white ; iris of the eye 

 dark, or blue black, eye very large. The male arid female are nearly 

 alike. 



Note. — Whether the bird described by Temminck {Man. d'Orn. p. 

 650), is identical with this species, will admit of some doubt ; although 

 this excellent ornithologist says, that " les individus d' Europe et oeux 

 d' Amerique ne different point." Bartram's Sandpiper is known to our 

 shooters by the name of G-rass Plover. It breeds in low grounds, in 

 the state of New Jersey. When watching its nest, it is fond of sitting 

 upon fences ; and on alighting, it throws up its wings in the manner of 

 the Willet. In the early part of August it begins to migrate ; it then 

 flies high, and may be easily recognised by its whistling notes, which 

 resemble those of the Tell-tale. In the middle of June I observed this 

 species in the vicinity of Burlington, New Jersey ; but I could not dis- 

 cover its nest. — 6r. Ord. 



