Status.--This sandpiper is a fairly common migrant, especially on the Pacific Coastal 
Plain. 
its bill much smaller but straighter 
Description.—Smaller than the greater yellowlegs: ed): coloration practically 
by comparison (that of the following species is slightly upturn 
identical, 
Yoice.--Less conspicuous than that of the greater yellowlegs; its whistled call a one 
or two-noted coo, or Coo, C90. 
sae ee male (15) Adult female (10) 
Wing, 153.5 Wing, 155.8 
Tail, 62.8 Tail, 63.2 
T » 50.0 Tarsus, 50.3 
fcliven: ah Culmen, 35.5 
General Distribution.--Breeds from Kotgsebue Sound, northern Mackensie, northern Manitoba 
and Ungava, south to northern British Columbia, central Alberta, and southern Manitoba; 
formerly to Illinois and New York. Winters in Chile and Argentina south to the Straits 
of Magellan, casually farther north; migrates chiefly east of the Rocky Mountains over 
the Weet Indies, México, and Central America. 
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Distribution in Guatemala.—-On the Pacific Coast, also recorded at Duenas and in the Peten. 

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Records.--Lake Retana, March 24, 1942; Lake Atescatempa, April 19, 1947; San Jose, March 8, 
1942, and February 28, 1946; Iztapa, April 2, 1947; near Tiquisate, April 11, 1946; San 
Pedro Jocopilas, April 23, 1947, 2 
In literature it has been recorded from: Duenhas (Salvin and Godman); La 
Libertad, September 20, 1923 (Van Tyne). 
Habits and Hunting.--This small, slender sandpiper should not be considered a game bird. 
63. Totanus melanoleuca (Gmelin) 
Greater Yellow-legs 
Other Names.-- 
None known, 
Status.~-The greater yellow-legs is believed to be a regular but relatively uncommon 
migrant. 
Description.--Slightly smaller and much more slender than a willet, and with bright yellow 
legs and feet; upperparts grayish brown; underparts white, narrowly streaked with 
blackish on foreneck and upper breast. In-flight its dark wings and whitish rump and 
tail are good field marks. 
Yoicea.--A loud, clear, whistled whew, whew, whew, is characteristic. 
Measurements.-- 
Adult male (20) Adult female (11) 
Wing, 187.8 Wing, 188.9 
Tail, 76.9 Tail, 76.6 
Tarsus, 60.7 Tarsus, 59.4 
Culmen, 55.8 Culmen, 55.5 
General Distribution.--Breeds from Cook Inlet, Alaska, east through southern Mackenzie, 
central Alberta, Labrador, and Newfoundland, south to southern British Columbia, ? 
southern Manitoba, Mingan Islands, and Anticosti Island. Winters from central California, 
the Gulf States, and South Carolina over the West Indies, México, Central, and South 
America to the Straits of Magellan. 
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