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Island and to the eastward It used to be known as the frost bird, so 
called on account of its appearance at the time of tlie early frosts in 
autumn, but of late years it has generally been called theglden- 
back. On the Kew jersey and Delaware coasts it is termed tlio 
green-back. 
Great marbled godwlt (Limosa fcdoa), marlin; humility; brown- 
back; straight-billed curlew. Known along the seaboard, from 
Maine to Maryland, as the marlin, though occasionally called tho 
humility or humllt, which name has also been given to the upland 
plover. On the coast of Maryland and Virginia it is I nown as tho 
brown-back. In New Jersey it is sometimes called the straight¬ 
billed curlew. 
Iludsonian godwit ( Limosa hudsonica), ring-tailed marlin; wkite- 
taHed mariin; humility; Virginia woodcock. Generally known 
everywhere as the ring-tailed marlin, so called from the white band 
crossing the tail feathers. In parts of New Jersey known as the 
Virginia woodcock. 
Seml-palmaled snipe ( Totanus scviipalviatus ), willet; marbled 
willet. Usually known as the willet on account of its cry. 
Tell-tale tattler or snipe (Totanus mclanoleuca) ; yelper; big ycllow- 
leg3; great yellow-shanks; tell-tale tattler; stone-snipe; largo cucu; 
willet. Familiar to all sportsmen as the big yellow-legs; in parts of 
New Jersey called the willet; on Long Island and the upper coast of 
New Jersey the yelper, on account of Its piercing notes. 
Yellow-shanks, tattler or snipe ( Totanus jlavipes); yellow-legs; 
little yellow-legs; lesser tell-tale. Known everywhere as the yellow- 
legs. 
Red-breasted snipe (Macrorhamphus griseut) ; dowltcli; dowitcher 
quail-snipe; brown-back; gray snipe; driver. On Long Island and 
the northern coast of New Jersey called the dowitch; South New 
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina the brown- 
back. 
Turnstone ( Strepsilas interpres ); calico-back; brant bird; chick¬ 
ling; chicaric; sand runner; horse-foot snipe; beach bird. In Vir¬ 
ginia, Maryland, Delaware, Southern New Jersey, the calico-back, 
on account of its reddish-brown, mottled-colored back; Northern 
> New Jersey the horse-foot; Long Island and to the eastward tho 
brant bird; the young on the New Jersey coast are called beach 
birds. 
Red- breasted sandpiper (T> ingot canutus); robin snipe; knot; ask- 
colored sandpiper; gray-back; white robin snipe. Generally known 
everywhere on Long Island and New Jersey as the robin snipe, so- 
called in the spring as its brown plumage resembles tho red-breasted 
thrush or robin. In September in the South it is called both gray- 
back and white robin snipe. 
I'ectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata ); krieker; meadow snipe; 
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