KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 247 
in Florida in fall and spring, a few remaining all winter. The eggs are 
described as being light pea green in color, finely spotted with brown. 
Suscenus ARQUATELLA Barren. 
TRINGA MARITIMA Brinn. 
Purple Sandpiper. 
Adult: Upper parts gray, showing slight purplish 
reflections when held in the light; breast gray ; throat 
grayish white; belly white, marked with gray on the 
sides ; bill brown, yellow at base. 
Length, 9.25; Wing, 5; Tarsus, .92; Bill, 1.30. 
The Purple Sandpiper is a northern spe- 
cies, breeding in high latitudes, but occur- 
ring in winter on the Atlantic coast south 
to Florida, where it is by no means com- 
mon, a specimen being occasionally taken on the west coast. Some birds 
remain on the New England coast all winter. 
The eggs are buff, sometimes tinged with olive and mottled with brown. 
Suscenus ACTODROMAS Kavp. 
TRINGA MACULATA Jiezi7. 
Pectoral Sandpiper. Grass Bird. 
Head and upper parts brown, the feathers edged with 
tawny; throat and belly white; breast pale brown, the 
feathers narrowly streaked with dark brown; upper 
tail coverts black; basal half of bill dull greenish 
yellow. 
Length, 9; Wing, 5.25; Tarsus, 1.05; Bill, 1.15. 
This species ranges from the Arctic regions 
to South America, being common on the 
Atlantic coast during migrations. It breeds 
in the far north. 
The eggs are greenish buff, mottled with 
brown, heaviest at the larger end. 
