WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. 475 
Baird’s Sandpiper is only known to breed in the Arctic regions. The 
eges are clay-colored, spotted with umber-brown. They measure about 
1.30 by .90. 
TRINGA MACULATA Vieillot. 
Pectoral Sandpiper. 
Tringa maculata, WHEATON, Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1860, 369; Reprint, 1861, 11; Food of 
Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 572; Reprint, 1875, 12.—LaNGpDON, Cat. 
Birds of Cin., 1877, 14 ; Revised List, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 182; Re- 
print, 15. 
Tringa maculata, VinILLOT, Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., xxxiv, 1819, 465. 
Coloration much as in last species, but crown noticeably different from cervix; chest- 
nut edging of scapulars straight-edged ; chin whitish, definitely contrasted with the 
heavily ashy-shaded and sharply dusky-streaked jugulum. Large. Length, 84-9 inches; 
wing, 5-04; bill, tarsus and middle toe with claw, abouil4; bill and feet greenish. 
Habitat, North, Central and South America. West Indies. Greenland. Europe. 
Very common spring and fall migrant, apparently most numerous in 
spring. Arrivesin March and returns in September, October and Novem- 
ber. It is frequently seen in large flocks in spring, but oftener in small 
companies, or sometimes single birds. At this time it frequents wet corn- 
fields and meadows. In the fall sclitary individuals are the only 
ones I have observed frequenting the shores of streams and ponds, often 
associating with the smaller species of this and the preceeding family. 
It is generally a shy and suspicious bird, and is said to have some of the 
desirable qualities of a game bird, especially as it will lie to a dog better 
than most species of this family. 
Spring specimens differ somewhat in plumage. In addition to birds 
as above described, I have taken specimens after the middle of April in 
which the bay skirting of the feathers is broadly replaced by ashy ex- 
cept on the innermost scapulars, while birds earlier in the season pre- 
sented the normal coloration. 
TRINGA FUSCICOLLIS Vieillot. 
Wohitesrumped Sandpiper. 
Tvinga bonaparitt, WHEATON, Ohio Agri. Rep. for 1860, 369; Reprint, 1861, 11. 
Tringa bonaparteit, WuEATON, Food of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 572; Re- 
print, 1875, 12.— LANGDON, Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 14. 
Tringa fuscicollis, LANGDON, Revised List, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 188; Re- 
print, 22; Field Notes, ii, 1880, 127. 
Lringa fuscicollis, VIkILLOT, Nouv. Dict. d’His. Nat , xxxiv, 1819, 461. 
Tringa bonapariti, SCHLAGEL, Rev. Crit. Ois., Eur., 1844, 89. 
Size, medium. Upper tail-coverts white; feet black; bill black, light colored at base 
below; coloration otherwise much as in the preceeding species, An ashy wash on the 
