of the United States . 
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Purple Sandpiper , Tringa maritima , On. 3. 
Inhabits both continents on rocky shores only, hardly 
ever seen on the eastern coasts of the union ; common at 
Hudson’s Bay, in England, &c. found in Holland only where 
artificial moles have been formed, making its appearance as 
they are built. 
253. Tringa temminckit, Leisler. Bill shorter than the head, 
nearly straight ; rump blackish; tail graduated, the outer 
feathers pure white. 
Summer plumage black, varied with rufous, beneath white : 
winter, cinereous-brown, beneath white. 
Tringa pusilla , Beckst. nec auct. Temm. PL Col. 41. fig 1. 
Inhabits the Arctic circle, whence it migrates periodically 
to temperate climates : exceedingly rare in the United States. 
254. Tringa minuta, Leisl. Bill shorter than the head, 
straight ; rump blackish ; middle and outer tail feathers 
longest, lateral, dark cinereous, edged with white ; tarsus 
longer than the bill, ten lines long. 
Summer plumage blackish varied with rufous, beneath 
white : winter, cinereous, beneath white. 
Tringa minuta , Temm . Naum. Vog. t. 2! . fig. 30. 
Inhabits throughout the world : rare in the United States : 
common in Switzerland, Italy'. 
255. Tringa pusilla, VVils. Bill shorter than the head, 
straight ; rump blackish ; middle tail feathers longest, lateral 
equal, dark cinereous, edged with white; tarsus equal to the 
bill eight lines long. 
Summer plumage blackish varied with rufous, beneath 
white : winter, cinereous, beneath white. 
Little Sandpiper , Tringa pusilla , fVils. Am. Orn. v. 
p. 32. pL 37. fig. 4. 
Inhabits in great numbers the shores of North and South 
America : not found in Europe. Hardly differing from the 
preceding, but by its shorter tarsi. 
