Shore Birds 



235, Purple Sandpiper {Arquatelln waHtima). 

 L. 9, ^ds. Above black, margined with rusty and 

 cream-buff; below white, breast and sides lieavijy 

 marked witli black. tVmter. Head, neck, and breast, 

 slaty; back blacker, margined with slaty; central sec- 

 ondaries largely white. 



Range.— '•Nonhem portions of the nortliern hemlschere; In North 

 America chiefly the northeastern portions, breeding 111 the hiirh north, 

 migrating In wlnterto the Eastern and Mid41e iiates (cjsuiily to 

 HoridaJ, (he tireat Lakes ana Upper Mississippi Valley." (A. O- U) 



236. Aleutian Sandpiper [Arquatella couesi). L. S.5. 

 Similar to Nu. 2^'-., but ad. and yng. with more 

 ochraceous; in winter grayish margins to back tighter 

 a id wider. Not^s. When flying, a low, clear, musi- 

 cal tv)eo-tToeo-tweo\ when feeding, clii-clu-clu, (Nelson.) 



Range.— "Aleutian Islands and coa<;t of Alaslta, north to Kowali 

 River, west to Commander Islands, Kamchatka." (A. O. U.J 



256. Solitary Sandpiper {Helodromas soh'tami^). 

 L. 8.4. Under wing-coverts, axillars, and all but 

 middle tail-fciithers barred black and white, yfds. 

 Above fuscous with a taint greenish tinge; head and 

 neck streaked, back spotted with whitish; below white; 

 throat and breast distinctly streaked with duskv. Yng. 

 Fewer spots and streaks above; breast markings fused. 

 Winter. Practically no white markings above. 



Range. — Caslern Nnrlh America; brecJs from Nortliern Slates 

 (farely and sporddfCally) noi'thwardl little known of bleeding hdbil^, 



Vflniers south of United States to South Ameika. 



256a. Western Solitary Sandpiper <H. s. cinnamom 

 ms). Similar to Nu. 256, but spots above bufl^y, es- 

 pecially in fall; inner margin of outer primary speckled 

 black and white. 



R.t"i;i:.- W<-5(eiii N.jilli AiiittlLa; breeds In British Columbia (ex- 

 act lireeJIng rdn^e uimiiown) ; win lei s soulh o/ United Stales. 



263. Spotted Sandpiper {ActHis macularia). L, 

 7,5. Ads, Below white thickly spotted with blpck; 

 above brownish gray with a faint greenish lustre, 

 lightly marked with black. Yng. Similar above but 

 faintly margined with dusky and buff; below white, 

 breast graver; no black marks. IVinter. Same but no 

 margins above. Notes. Teet-weet, repeated. 



Range. — North America, north to Hudson E*yi br*eds throuphoui 

 Its North American ran^e; winters from soutliern Cahforniaand\Vesl 

 Indies to South America. 



284. Black Turnstone (Armaria melanocephala). 

 L. p. No rusty; lower back, longer upper tail-coverts 

 anci base of tail white; shorter upper tail-coverts black. 

 Ada. Above and breast brownish black; belly white. 

 Yng, Browner margined with whitish. U-'ini^r. 

 Same as Yng, but no margins. Notes. A sharp, weet, 

 met, too-weet. CNelson,) 



Ranee, "Pacific coosi of North America from Point Barrow, Ai.t;- 

 ka to Santa Marearita Island, Lower California; breeding from Alas 

 ka to British Columbia, " <A.O.U.J 



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