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COMMON SANDPIPER. 
a brief membranous edging along their whole length. Claws, 
dark brown. 
The young are at first covered with down of a greyish 
brown colour above, with black streaks upon the head, and 
a black list down the back, the under parts being white. 
In the course of three weeks they are able to fly. The 
young of the year have the white streak over the eye more 
distinct. The neck in front, white, with the dark streaks on 
the sides only. The back with the feathers edged with 
reddish buff, spotted with black. The greater and lesser wing 
coverts, darker. 
