SANDPIPERS 



(235) Arquatella maritima 



maritima {Brtlim.} (Lat., little hmved 

 or curved; maritime.) 



PURPLE SANDPIPER ; ROCK 



SNIPE. Ads. in winter — Plumage 

 as shown by the upper bird. In 

 summer, the feathers on upper parts 

 are largely edged with buff or chest- 

 nut; breast tawny, streaked and 

 spotted with dusky. L., 9.00; W., 

 $.00; Tar., .95; B., 1.20. 



Range — Breeds in Arctic regions. 

 Winters south to the Great Lakes 

 and on the coast to Long Island. 



(239) Pisobia maculata 



{Vidll.) (Lat., spotted). 



PECTOR.^L SANDPIPER; 

 Plumage as shown. L., 9.00; W., 

 5.25; Tar., 1. 10; B., i.io. 



Range — Breeds on the Arctic 

 coast; migrates on the Atlantic coast 

 and interior to South America. 



large percentage of the south-going ones are immature. In 

 fall, they are known chiefly as Gray-backs, for both the 

 adults and young are gray and white, the latter with the 

 feathers peculiarly edged with concentric rings of white and 

 dusky. In spring, they are commonly called Robin Snipe, 

 as many of them have attained their summer dress before 

 they reach our shores. They winter to the southern point 

 of Patagonia, a journey of about six thousand miles per- 

 formed twice a year. 



PURPLE SANDPIPERS are quite unusual in that they 

 remain on our northern shores during winter and that they 

 prefer rocky to sandy coasts. They are not uncommon at 

 this season on the shores of the Great Lakes, but they are 

 most abundant on the coast from New Brunswick to Long 

 Island. When the tide is high, they may be seen standing 

 on the rocks, sleeping or preening their feathers; as soon as 

 it commences to fall, they follow it closely, picking up 

 insects and tiny shellfish left on the rocks or in little pools. 



These Rock Snipe, as they are often termed, nest along 



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