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treating with the influx or reflux of the sea. It is naturally very 
unwary, and regards man with less suspicion than most of our 
Tringas. When fired into, those which survive rise with a low 
whistling note, perform a few evolutions, and presently resume 
their occupation with as much confidence as previously exhibit¬ 
ed. When wounded in the wing it takes to the water and 
swims well. 
“ Late in the season it gets very fat, and is excellent eating 
The plumage of the Sanderling, like most other species, varies 
with the seasons. In spring, the fore part of the neck and up¬ 
per portion of the breast, is of a pale rufous color; in autumn, 
the entire lower parts are pure white—exceeding in whiteness 
the bleached sand on which it dwells. 
“Early writers have classed this bird under the genus Chara- 
drius —Plover—to which the only claim it has, is, that the hind 
toe is wanting. Wilson, in his excellent work, speaks of the 
impropriety of this arrangement—though not wishing to disturb 
previous classification, he has followed the same system as that 
adopted by his predecessors. 
“ In our more modem nomenclature, it appears in a new 
genus— Calidris —of Illiger—and up to the present day is the 
only species of that genus discovered. In Mr. Audubon’s work 
it is classed with the Tringas, and with the next we close our 
remarks on that genus.” 
No. 14. The Spotted Sandpiper — Tringa Macularia .— 
Vulgo , Teeter-Tittup. 
Tringa macularia, Wils. Amer. Orn. Totanus macularius, Bonap. Syn. Spot- , 
ted Tatler or Peet-weet, Nutt. Man. Spotted Sandpiper, Totanus macula¬ 
rius, Aud. Orn. Biog. 
“Specific Character. —Bill along the gap about one inch; length 
of tarsi seven-eighths ; upper parts brown, barred with dusky; 
lower parts white, spotted with blackish-brown. Adult with the 
bill longer than the head, slender, greenish-yellow at the base, 
dusky at the end; lower parts white, distinctly spotted with 
