THE BIRD BOOK 
White-rumped Sandpiper. 
Haird’s Sandpiper 
Least Sandpiper. 
240. White-rumped Sandpiper. 
Pisobia fuscicollis. 
Range. — North America, breeding from Labra- 
dor and southern Greenland, northward and win- 
tering from central to Southern South America; 
most common on the Atlantic coast. 
This species is 7.5 inches in length, and has 
white upper tail coverts; otherwise it is marked 
similarly to the preceding Sandpiper. Its nest- 
ing habits are the same as those of the majority 
of the family, and the three or four eggs that they 
lay cannot be distinguished from those of the fol- 
lowing species. Size 1.30 x .90. These are one 
of .the most common of the beach birds along 
the Atlantic coast during migrations; they are 
very often known as Bonaparte Sandpipers. 
241. Baird’s Sandpiper. Pisobia bairdi. 
Range. — North America, chiefly in the interior, 
breeding along the Arctic coast and about Hud- 
son Bay, and wintering south of the United 
States. 
A very similar species to the preceding, but 
without the white rump. Their nests are hollows 
in the ground, generally concealed in a tuft of 
grass, and lined with grasses and a few leaves. 
They lay three or four eggs having a grayish 
colored ground, and marked with different shades 
of brown, and also with some faint markings of 
lilac. Sine 1.30 x .90. Data. — Peel River, Arctic 
America, June 18, 1898. Four eggs, taken with 
the bird by an Indian. Eggs in a slight hollow 
on the river bank. 
242. Least Sandpiper. Pisobia minutilla. 
Range. — North America, breeding from the southern parts of the British 
Provinces northward; winters from southern United States southward. Com- 
mon in the interior and on both coasts. 
This is the smallest of our Sandpipers, being under six 
inches in length. Except for size, they are similar in 
appearance to Baird’s Sandpiper, only the back is browner. 
A very abundant species during migrations, being found 
on the seashore or in marshes, nearly always in company 
with other species of the family. Their nests are the same 
as other Sandpipers, and the eggs are grayish, thickly 
specked with brown. Size 1.15 x .80. Data.— Peel River, 
Arctic America, June 20, 1899. Nest simply a depression 
in the river bank, lined with grass. 
Grayish. 
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