WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. 
240. Pisobia fuscicollis. 7 inches. 
Back, wings and top of head brownish streaked with black, 
below white, but with the breast and throat streaked; pri¬ 
maries black; upper tail coverts white. Nesting habits the same 
as those of the majority of the family, breeding from Labrador 
northward, and wintering to Central America. Eggs 1.30 x .90. 
BAIRD SANDPIPER. 
241. Pisobia bairdi. 7% inches. 
Very similar to the preceding, but without the white rump, 
being of a blackish color instead. 
Nest. —In the grass bordering fresh water ponds rather than 
near the seashore. Their nest is a slight hollow in the ground 
lined with grasses and usually concealed in a bunch of grass. 
Three to four eggs of a grayish white marked with shades of 
brown and lilac (1.30 x.90). 
LEAST SANDPIPER. 
242. Pisobia minutilla. 6 inches. 
This is the smallest of the family; except for size they are 
the same in color and markings as the preceding. Found more 
on the seashore. Nesting habits and eggs are the same as the 
two above. 
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