BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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MACRORHAMPHUS GRISEUS. (1 Gtn .) 
Red-breasted Snipe. 
Whiter Plumage , Male. — Above, variegated with gray and brown, 
some of the feathers showing indistinct tawny marks on the wings ; 
throat and upper part of breast, grayish, slightly dotted with brown ; 
sides of the body, under wing-coverts, axillaries, and tail barred with 
brown and white ; belly, white ; bill, brownish black ; legs, black. 
Length 10.75, wing 5-bo, tail 2.50, tarsus 1.20, bill 2.48. 
On May 27 I procured three birds of this species near Math- 
ewstown, Inagua. They still retained their winter plumage, and 
were in company with several Sandpipers. They were evidently 
migrating. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 351. 
EREUNETES PUSILLUS. ( Linn .) 
Semipalmated Sandpiper. . 
Summer Plumage, Male. — Above, variegated with black, brown, 
and white ; under parts, white, more or less faintly marked with 
dusky lines on the breast and throat ; bill and feet, black. Always 
easily recognized by its small size and semipalmated toes. 
