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240. 
SCOLOPACIDZ: SANDPIPERS. 633 
disposed lines and spots of dusky, which become transverse waved bars on the latter. Length 
10.50; extent 20.50; wing 6.40; tail 2.70; bill about 1.40; tarsus 1.20; middle toe 1.00; 
tibia bare 0.60. A large handsome species, inhabiting most of the World; in America, 
chiefly along the Atlantic coast, but also in the interior, about the large lakes and rivers. 
Migratory; breeds only in high latitudes. 
CALI/DRIS. (Gr. cadidpis, halidris, Lat. calidris, name of some beach bird, perhaps this 
one.) SANDERLINGS. Bill stout, straight, about as long as head or tarsus; tip thickened, 
expanded and rather hard, the culmen just behind it somewhat concave. Nostrils far forward. 
Wings long, pointed; tail short, doubly-emarginate, central feathers projecting. Tibice bare 
for two-thirds the length of the tarsus; toes very short, widely margined. No hind toe 
(General characters of Tringa proper, but 3-toed. See fig. 39.) One species. 
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Fie. 440. —Sanderling, } nat. size. (From Brehm.) 
627. C. arena’ria. (Lat. arenaria, relating to arena, sand. Fig. 440.) Sanperuine. Ruppy 
“PLoveR.” Adult in summer: Entire upper parts and neck all round variegated with black, 
light ashy and bright reddish ; on the back and scapulars each feather having a central black 
field, and being broadly margined and tipped with ashy or reddish. Under parts white, immac- 
ulate. Outer webs and tips of primaries deep brownish-black, inner light ashy. A white spot at 
base of inner primaries. Secondaries mostly pure white; the outer vanes and part of inner on 
the latter half dusky. Greater coverts dusky, broadly tipped and narrowly edged with pure 
white. Rump, upper tail-coverts and central tail-feathers dusky, tipped and narrowly edged 
with ashy-white; lateral tail-feathers very light ash, nearly white. Bill and feet black. 
Length 7.50-8.00 ; extent 15.00-16.00; wing 4,90; tail 2.25; bill about 1.00; tarsus rather 
