migrant and winter visitant along the 
Se ne wees cies ap ee es itaene aap on the coast of El Salvador, 
coasts. It has been recorded as common during t 
Description.-~Slightly larger than a spotted sandpiper, with a conspicuous ee eee 
stripe. In winter plumage, light gray above, white below; head nearly white. 8 
season it is the palest of the sandpipers, and is usually seen on the outer beaches; very 
active. 
Voice.—Call is a short kip or ket, singly or in series. 
Measurements .-——- 
Adult male (14) Adult female (13) 
Wing, 119.1 Wing, 123.0 
Tail, 50.3 Tail, 52.8 
Tarsus, 23.7 Tarsus, 24.7 
Culmen, 24.7 . Culmen, 26.0 
General Distribution.--Breeds in the high north on arctic islands north of North America, 
Southampton Island, and. northern Greenland. Winters from central California, the Gulf 
coast and Virginia, south to southern Chile and southern Argentina. 
Distribution in Guatemala.--Common visitant along the Pacific Coast. As it has been recorded 
at la Ceiba, Honduras, the species probably occurs on the Caribbean Coast of Guatemala. 
e t il 1? 1946, 
Records.--San José, March 8, 1942; mouth of the Rio Madre Vieja, Apr y 
In literature it hae been recorded from: Carranza, Chiapam, Rfo Nagualate 
(Salvin and Godman); Océs in September and October (Griscom). 
Habits and Hunting.--The sanderling is most often observed along the ocean beaches. 
Like the other shorebirds, and especially the small ones, it should be fully 
protected by law. S 
72. Ereunetes mauri Cabanis 
Western Sandpiper 
Other Names.— 
None known. 
Statue.--The western sandpiper is probably a very common migrant and winter visitant along - 
the Pacific Coast. Studies in El Salvador have indicated that this sandpiper is one of the 
most common there at these seasons. 
Description.~-Similar to the least sandpiper but has a longer bill, thicker at the base: 
its legs and feet are black instead of greenish. 
Voice.--Whistled cheep or chee-up. 
Measurements .-— 
Adult male (12) Adult female (11) 
Wing, 94.6 Wing, 96.4 
Tail, 40.2 Tail, 41.7 
Tarsus, 21.2 Tarsus, 22.1 
Culmen, 22.5 Culmen, 25.9 
General Distribution.--Breeds on the coast of Alaska from the delta of the Yukon to Point 
Barrow. Winters on both coasts of America from Washington and North Carolina to Peru and 
Venezuela, including, Cuba, Bispaniola, and Trinidad, 
Distribution in Guatemgla.—-Along the Pacific Coast. It has been recorded in midwinter at 
' Puerto del Triunfo, El Salvador. ; 
Records.--This species was not observed during the survey. 
In literature it has been recorded from: Duefias, Chiapam, Carranza, and San 
Josd (Salvin and Godman). 

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