Shore Birds 



222. Red Phararope {Crymophilus Juiicarius). L. 

 8.10; B. 9. Bill heavy, wider than 3eep. y4d. 9- 

 Below entirely reddish brown; cap black, back black 

 and buff. /td. (^. Similar, but smaller; crown and 

 back streaked with brown, black, and buff. Yng. 

 Resemble ff , but upper tail-coverts plumbeous, un- 

 derparts wbits. IVinter, Crown and underparts white, 

 hindneck black, back gray. Notes. A musical elink, 

 clink. (Nelson.) 



Ranee,— "Nonhern partsof northern hemlspliere, breeding In the 

 Arctic regions and mlgrallng' south In winter; In the United States 

 south to the Middle Siaies. Ohio Valley, and Cape St. Lucas; tliJeny 

 maritime '■ (A. O. U.) 



223. Northern Phalarope [Thalaropus lohatus). 

 L. 7.7; B. .8, Bill Short, slender, sharply pointed. 

 yid. $. Breast rufous; above slaty gray mixed with 

 ochraCeOus on back. Ad. [?. Smaller, less rufous 

 on throat; above blackish streaked with rusty. Yng, 

 Underparts and forehead white; crown sooty; baa< 

 blackish streaked with straw-color, IVinter. Upper- 

 parts gray mixed with white; underparts white. 

 Woto. A low ciiippering, clicking note. 



Range.— Northern hemisphere; breeds ffom Labrador and northern 

 Brillsh America north to Greenland and Alaska; Winters apparently 

 south of United States where It is known as a mlKtant chiefly off the 

 coasts. 



224. Wilaon Phalarope (Sieganopus tricolor). 

 L. 9.5; B. 1.3. Billlong. Ad. 9- Sides of neck 

 black and chestnut; crown and back gray. Ad. (^. 

 Smaller; chestnut and black much less' and duller; 

 crown and back blackish, latter sometimes with ru- 

 tins. Yng. Below white; crown and back black 

 margined with ochraceous; nape brownish gray. 

 IVinter. Above gray,' upper tail-coverts white; below 

 white. Notes. A soft, trumpetingj'Mn.j'Wfl. 



Rnnge. — North America, chlcflv in the interior; breeds from noriK- 

 ern Illinois (rarciyl. Minnesota and Central Cailfornia, north to latitude 

 55O : winters south of United States to Eouthem South America. 



283. Turnstone (Arenaria- interpns). Similar to 

 283.1 but larger, W. 6,, and upperparts in ad. with 

 black prevailing. Yng." Blacker than young of 283.1. 



Range. — Eastern hemisphere, in America, nnly in Greenland and 

 Alaska. 



283.1. Ruddy Turnstone {Armaria morinella). 

 L. 9.5; W. 5. 7- Adi.- Reddish brOwn prevailing in 

 upper surface. Yn^. Above and breast grayish 

 hrown margined with huffy, throat, abdomen, rump 

 and long upper tail-coverts white as in ad.; shorter 

 upper tail-coverts black. Noies. When flying, a loud 

 twittering note. (Nuttall.) 



Range, -Nearly cosmopolitan; breeds In Arctic regions; winters in 

 America south of United States to Pataeonla- 



288. Mfixioan Jacana ijacana. spinosa). L. 8. 

 Toes (iver i.^. Ads. Chestnut and black; wings 

 mo.stlv greenish, yng. Forehead, line over eye, and 

 below white. Above grayish brown, sometimes with 

 ' rump chestnut, nape black. Notes. A harsh, rapidly 

 repeated eep, eep, eep. 



Range- Central America and Mexico north to Lower RioGrande 

 Valley. Cuba and Haiti. 



