Shore Birds 



231. Dowitcher {Macrorbamphus griseus) L. 10.5; 

 B. 2,1, pitted at tip. Ads. Rump, tail, under 

 wing-coverts, and axiliars barred black and white; 

 above black margined with rusty; rump, white; below 

 reddish brown, spotted and barred with black. Yng. 

 Similar, but breast gray tinged with rusty; belly white. 

 IVinter. Abuve gray, breast gray mixed with dusky, 

 belly white. 



Ranee.— Eastern North America; breeds chiefly north and north- 

 west ot Hudson Bay; winters from Florida V> northern South Amer- 

 ica- 



232. Long-billed Dowitcher (Macrorhamphus seolo- 

 paceus). B. 2.1 to 2.9. Similar to preceding but 

 larger, bill longer; in adult spring plumage more barred 

 below. Notes. A lisping, energetic musical, ptet-peit; 

 pSi-Ur-"jiSe-tao\ w^e-ioo repeated. (Nelson.) 



Ran '^.—"Western North America, breedlne In Alaska to the Arctic 

 coast migrating south in winter through western United Stales (In- 

 cluf'lng Mississippi ValJeyl to Mexico, and less commonly along At- 

 la' lie coast." (A. O. U.) 



233. Stilt Sandpiper {Micrapalaitw, bimaittopux). 

 L. 8,3; tarsus long, 1.6. ^ds. Entire underpants and 

 upper tail-eovcrts white barred with black; tail not 

 barred. Yng. Resembles ad, but below white, breast 

 lightly streaked; rump white no bars. JVinter. Simi- 

 lar to yng. but back gray. 



Ranee.— Eastern North Ariierlca; breeds within Arctic Orclei win- 

 ters from Florida to South America. 



234. Knot {Tringa canutus^. L. 10.5; B. 1.3. 



Upper tail-coverts with black bars and loops; tail 

 feathers without bars narrowly margined with white. 

 Ads. Mixed black, gray aud reddish brown above, 

 reddish I rown below. Yng. Above gray, margined 

 with cream-white and black; below white; breast 

 lightly streaked. iVinter. Similar, but above gray. 



Range.- Northern hemlSpherei breeds within Arctic circles winters 

 from Florida to Sojth America; migrates chiefly along (he coasts, 

 rorc on Pacific coast of United States. 



244. Curlew Sandpiper {Erolia ferrugmfo). L. 8; 

 R. 1.5, slightly curved. Ads. Below chestnut-rufous, 

 abuve rusty and black. Yng. Above brownish gray 

 margined with whitish; back blacker; below white. 

 PVinUr, Above plain brownish gray; below white. 



Range.— "Old World Itr eeneral; occasional In Eastern North 

 America and Alaska." (A, O, U.) 



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