TURNSTONES 



(283a) Arenaria interpres 

 morinella 



(Linn.) (Lat., a sandy place; afient}. 



RUDDY TURNSTONE; CALICO 

 BACK. Bill short, rather stout and 

 taperinf; to a slightly up-turned point. 

 Legs short and stout; bright orange. 

 Ads. in Slimmer — Plumage shown 

 in its highest development; usually 

 the back is more or less mixed with 

 brownish. In winter — The back 

 with little or no chestnut and the 

 black markings underneath replaced 

 by grays. L., 9.50; W., 5.75; Tar., 

 1.00; B., .90. 



Range — Breeds on the Arctic 

 coast. Winters south from S. Car. 



(283) A. interpres interpres 



TURNSTONE. A common Old 

 World species breeding in Alaska 

 and in Greenland. 



berries. Their flight is very rapid and quite erratic; they 

 often twist and turn, the whole flock in unison, so as to 

 expose to view alternately the upper and under parts. 



Family APHRIZID^E. Surf-Birds and Turnstones 



TURNSTONES breed along our Arctic coast and winter 

 from the Gulf coast southward. They appear in numbers 

 along our shores in August and remain in the Northern 

 States until the latter part of September. They are also 

 with us during the greater part of May. Comparatively 

 few pass through the interior, but quantities are to be found 

 on the coasts. 



The variety we coinmonly see is now known as the Ruddy 

 Turnstone; the common Turnstone, which is a trifle larger 

 and not as rusty above, although breeding along our Arctic 

 coast, migrates through the Old World. Our species is 

 often known as the Calico-back. 



Turnstone bills have a slight upturn, due, we may presume, 



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