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SCOLOPACIN^. TOTANUS. 
rather depressed and obtuse ; upper mandible with the dor- 
sal line straight, the ridge convex, as are the sides, the 
edges thick, the tip slightly deflected ; lower mandible with 
the angle very long and narrow, the dorsal line straight^ 
the sides convex, with a slight groove in their basal half, the 
edges grooved longitudinally, as are those of the upper, the 
tip narrow. Nostrils basal, linear. Head of moderate size, 
oblong ; neck rather long and slender ; body slender. Feet 
very long and slender ; tibia bare for half its length ; tarsus 
compressed, scutellate before and behind ; hind toe very 
small, anterior of moderate length, connected by webs at 
the base, all scutellate above. Claws small, slightly arched, 
rather obtuse. Plumage soft and blended ; wings long, nar- 
row, pointed ; first quill longest, inner secondaries long ; tail 
short, of twelve rounded feathers. 
343. 1. Totanus macularius, Wils. Spotted Tatler. — 
Spotted Sandpiper. Peet-weet. 
Plate CCCX. Male and Female. 
Bill a little longer than the head, very slender, flexible, greenish 
above, yellow beneath, legs rather long and slender, pale flesh-colour ; 
upper parts glossy greenish -olive, with bronze reflections, the head 
longitudinally streaked, the back transversely undulated with dusky ; 
lower parts white, marked with numerous brownish-black spots, 
smaller on the throat, largest and roundish on the breast and sides. 
Young with the upper feathers of the upper parts terminally margined 
with dusky, the wing-coverts barred, the lower parts pure white. 
ifefa/e, 8, 13|. 
Breeds from the Texas along the shores to Maine, the islands of the 
Gulf of St Lawrence, and Labrador. Inland all over the country. 
Very common. Resident in the Southern States. Columbia River. 
Spotted Sandpiper, Tringa maeularia, Wils. Amer. Oni. v. vii. p. 60. 
Totanus macularius, Bonap. Syn. p. 325. 
Spotted Tatler or Peet-weet, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 162. 
Spotted Sandpiper, Totanus macularius, Aud. Oi’n. Biog. v. iv. p. 81. 
344. 2. Totanus solitarius, Wils. Solitary Tatler. — Soli- 
tary Sandpiper. 
Plate CCLXXXIX. Male and Female. 
Bill a little longer than the head, very slender, greenish-black ; feet 
