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BARTRAM'S SANDPIPER. 
former slightly skirted with ferruginous, the latter with white ; tertials 
black, bordered with white ; primaries plain black ; shaft of the exte- 
rior quill snowy, its inner vane elegantly pectinated with white ; 
secondaries pale brown, spotted on their outer vanes with black, and 
tipped with white ; greater coverts dusky, edged with pale ferruginous, 
and spotted with black ; lesser coverts pale ferruginous, each feather 
broadly bordered with white, within which is a concentric semicircle of 
black ; rump and tail-coverts deep brown black, slightly bordered with 
white ; tail tapering, of a pale brown orange color, beautifully spotted 
with black, the middle feather centered with dusky ; legs yellow, tinged 
with green ; the outher toe joined to the middle by a membrane ; lining 
of the wings elegantly barred with black and white ; iris of the eye 
dark, or blue black, eye very large. The male and female are nearly 
alike. 
Note. — Whether the bird described by Temminck {Man. d'Orn. p. 
650), is identical with this species, will admit of some doubt ; although 
this excellent ornithologist says, that " les individus d' Europe et ceux 
d'Amerique ne different point." Bartram's Sandpiper is known to our 
shooters by the name of Grass Plover. It breeds in low grounds, in 
the state of New Jersey. When watching its nest, it is fond of sitting 
upon fences ; and on alighting, it throws up its wings in the manner of 
the Willet. In the early part of August it begins to migrate ; it then 
flies high, and may be easily recognised by its whistling notes, which 
resemble those of the Tell-tale. In the middle of June I observed this 
species in the vicinity of Burlington, New Jersey ; but I could not dis- 
cover its nest. — G. Ord. 
