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VERTEBRATA. 
The Yellow-Shank Tatler, T. jimrpes — Gamhetta jiavipes of Bonaparte, known by sports- 
men under the name of Yellow-Legs — is nine and a half inches long ; above bhiish-brown, varied 
with white, gray, and rufous ; beneath white, streaked with gray. It is a common game bird 
along the coasts, ranging from Mexico to Labrador ; accidental in Europe, 
The Geeen Sandpiper, T. ocliropus^ is nine and a half inches long ; dusky-green above ; be- 
neath white, streaked with dusky lines ; found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Wood Sand- 
piper, T. glareola^ and Summer Snipe, or Common Sandpiper, T. liypoleucos^ belong to the 
eastern hemisphere. 
The Spotted Sandpiper, T. macularius — Tringoides macularius of Gray, Spotted Sand-Lark 
of De Kay, and popularly known by the names of Peet-weet, Teeter^ Tiltup, Tipetail^ and Humility 
— is seven to eight inches long ; glossy olive-brown, varied with blackish-white above ; white- 
spotted beneath ; frequents small streams and the borders of lakes, and feeds on insects and 
worms. Its cry is peet-toeet, peei-weet / it has a constant tilting motion of the body, which has 
given it a long list of titles. It is familiarly known throughout the United States ; ranges from 
Mexico to Labrador ; accidental in Europe. 
The Green-Shank Tatler, T. glottis — Florida Greenshank of the Smithsonian Catalogue 
— is twelve inches long ; green and brown above ; beneath white ; common in Europe and Asia ; 
and is found occasionally on our coasts from New York to Florida. 
The Tell-Tale Tatler or God wit, T. melanoleucos — Gamhetta melanoleuca of Bonaparte, 
and called in this country the Stone- Snipe, Varied Tatler, Big Yellow-Leg, and Winter Yellow- 
Leg — is thirteen and a half inches long; blackish-brown above; lower parts soiled and spotted 
white ; found from Mexico to Canada. 
The Willet, T. semipalmatus — Ereunetes petrificatus of Illiger, and sometimes called Semi- 
palmated Snipe, and Stone-Curlew — is fourteen inches long, but varies much in size ; marked with 
black, rufous, and grayish above ; beneath gray, and tinted with brown ; found in South America 
and temperate parts of North America. 
THK ATOCET. 
The Solitary Tatler, T. cliloropygius, or Hhyacophilus solitarius — sometimes called Solitary 
Saradpiper and also Jack- Snipe, Wood-Tatler, and Green-Rump Tatler — is eight and a half inches 
long ; deep brown above ; beneath light gray ; found in Mexico and temperate parts of North 
