SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 
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weet weet as it flutters along, seldom steering in a direct line 
up or down the river, but making a long circuitous sweep, 
stretching a great way out, and gradually bending in again to 
the shore. 
'Fhese birds are found occasionally along the sea marshes, as 
well as in the interior; and also breed in the corn fields there, 
frequenting the shore in search of food; but rarely associating 
with the other Tringse. About the middle of October they leave 
us on their way to the south, and do not, to my L'nowledge, 
winter in any of the Atlantic states. 
Mr. Pennant is of opinion that this same species is found in 
Britain; but neither his description, nor that of Mr. Bewick, 
will apply correctly to this. The following particulars, with the 
figure, will enable Europeans to determine this matter to their 
satisfaction. 
Length of the Spotted Sandpiper seven inches and a half, 
extent thirteen inches; bill an inch long, straight, the tip, and 
upper mandible, dusky, lower orange; stripe over the eye, and 
lower eye-lid, pure white; whole upper parts a glossy olive, 
with greenish reflections, each feather marked with waving 
spots of dark brown; wing quills deep dusky; bastard wing bor- 
dered and tipt with white; a spot of white on the middle of the 
inner vane of each quill feather, except the first; secondaries 
tipped with white; tail rounded, the six middle feathers green- 
ish olive, the other three, on each side, white, barred with black; 
whole lower parts white, beautifully marked with roundish 
spots of black, small and thick on the throat and breast, larger 
and thinner as they descend to the tail; legs a yellow clay co- 
lour; claws black. 
The female is as thickly spotted below as the male; but the 
young birds, of both sexes, are pure white below, without any 
spots; they also want the orange on the bill. These circumstan- 
ces I have verified on numerous individuals. 
