SHORE BIRDS 
232. Long-billed Dowitcher. 
Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus. 
Range. — Whole of North America, but not com- 
mon on the Atlantic coast; breeds in the Arctic 
regions and migrates chiefly through the central 
and western parts of the United States to Mexico. 
This bird is practically the same as the last, but 
is a trifle larger and the bill averages about a 
half inch longer. They are very numerous in 
till e i r breeding 
haunts, and, during 
their migrations, fly 
in large compact 
flocks. They are 
not very timid, and 
consequently fall an 
easy prey to the gun- 
ners. Their nesting 
habits and eggs are 
the same as the last 
species, except that 
the eggs may average a trifle larger. Size 1.75 x 
1.15. Data. — Norton Is., Alaska, June, 1900. Nest 
a small hollow in the dry ground. Four eggs. 
Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodfish. 
233. Stilt Sandpiper. Micropalama himan- 
topus. 
Range. — North America, east of the Rocky 
Mountains; breeds in the Arctic regions and win- 
ters from the Gulf States southward. 
In the summer, these birds may be known by 
the reddish coloration of the underparts, which 
are numerously barred; they are smaller than 
the preceding, length about eight inches. Their 
nesting habits are the same as those of the ma- 
jority of the members of the family. The three 
or four eggs are buffy or grayish, and are blotched 
brown. Size 1.40 x 1.00. 
Long-billed. 
and spotted with shades of 
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