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THE PECTORAL SANDPIPER. 
Tringa pectoralis, Pectoral Sandpiper , Bonap. Amer. Orn., vol. iv. p. 44. 
Tringa pectoralis, Bonap. Syn., p. 318. 
Pectoral Sandpiper, Tringa pectoralis, Nutt. Man., vol. ii. p. 111. 
Pectoral Sandpiper, Tringa pectoralis, Aud.Orn. Biog., vol. iii. p. 601; vol.v.p. 582, 
Male, 91, 18. 
From Nova Scotia to Maryland, along the coast. Rather common. Mi- 
gratory. Breeds in the north. 
Adult Male in summer. 
Bill rather longer than the head, slender, sub-cylindrical, straight, flexible, 
compressed at the base, the point rather depressed and obtuse. Upper man- 
dible with the dorsal line straight, slightly decurved towards the end, the 
ridge convex, towards the end a little flattened, at the point convex, the 
sides sloping, the edges rather blunt and soft. Nasal groove extending 
to near the tip ; nostrils basal, linear, pervious. Lower mandible with the 
angle long and very narrow, the dorsal line straight, the sides nearly erect, 
with a long narrow groove, the tip a little broader but tapering. 
Head of moderate size, oblong, compressed. Eyes rather large. Neck 
of moderate length. Body rather slender. Feet of moderate length, slen- 
der ; tibia bare for a considerable length , tarsus compressed, anteriorly 
and posteriorly with numerous small scutella ; hind toe very small ; the 
rest rather long, slender, the fourth slightly longer than the second, the 
third longest, all free, scutellate above, flat beneath, slightly marginate ; 
claws rather small, slightly arched, compressed, acute, that of the third toe 
much larger, with the inner edge dilated. 
Plumage very soft, blended beneath, slightly distinct above. Wings long 
and pointed ; primaries tapering, obtuse, the first longest, the second con- 
siderably shorter, the rest regularly graduated ; outer secondaries short, 
obliquely rounded, the inner elongated and tapering. Tail of twelve 
feathers, rather short, nearly even, but with the middle tail feathers 
much longer and pointed, the rest rounded. 
Bill dull olive-green, dusky towards the point. Iris hazel. Feet dull 
yellowish-green ; claws dusky. Upper part of the head reddish-brown, the 
central part of each feather brownish-black ; a faint whitish line from the 
bill to a little beyond the eye ; lores dusky ; sides of the head and anterior 
and lateral parts of the neck, with a portion of the breast, light brownish- 
grey, marked with dark brown lines ; chin and the rest of the lower parts 
white. The feathers on the upper parts are brownish-black, edged with 
reddish-brown, those on the wings lighter, primary quills dusky ; the outer 
secondaries tinged with grey, the inner like the feathers of the back. Tail- 
feathers light brownish-grey, slightly margined and tipped with white, the 
two central dark, like the back. 
