254). Greater Yellow-legs. 
Totanus melanoleucus. 
SHORE BIRDS 
Range. — Whole of North America, nesting in 
the British Provinces and rarely in the northern 
part of the Mississippi Valley. 
This and the next species are much sought by 
sportsmen during their migrations; they are 
commonly called “Tell-tale,” the present species 
being the “Greater Tell-tale.” They are blackish 
above, speckled with white, and below are white 
and, in summer, marked with arrowhead spots of 
black. The legs, as implied by the name of the 
Grayish white. 
bird, are yellow and long; length of bird, 14 
inches. They nest most abundantly in localities 
remote from habitations, in the interior of Can- 
ada. The eggs are generally laid on the ground, 
near a marsh or on the bank of a stream, with 
little or no lining to the nest. They are grayish 
white, boldly splashed with several shades of 
brown, and with lilac. Size 1.65 x 1.25. Data. — 
Whale River, Labrador, June 10, 1902. Eggs laid 
on the ground in an open marsh. 
Greater Yellow-legs. 
Yellow-legs. 
255. Yellow-legs. Totanus flavipes. 
Range. — North America, breeding chiefly in the interior and eastern parts of 
Canada, and rarely in the upper Mississippi 
ilar to the preceding, but is smaller; length 
10.5 inches. It is also called the “Lesser 
Telltale,” a name applied because of their 
wariness, and because, when they fly, they 
warn all other species within hearing, of 
danger. Their eggs are laid on the ground, 
and in similar localities to the preceding. 
They are three or four in number, grayish 
or buffy in color, and are quite heavily 
blotched and spotted with rich brown and 
grayish or lilac. Size 1.60 x 1.20. Data. — - 
Whale River, Labrador, June 14, 1902. Four 
eggs laid on the ground in a large marsh. 
Valley. This species is very sim- 
Buffy. 
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