. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Summer. Red-backed Sandpiper. Winter. Adult in summer: Bill, slightly bent down near the tip; the feathers on the top of the head and back, bright rufous brown, heavily blotched with black on the central part of each feather; throat, whitish; breast streaked with black; belly, black on the upper part; lower belly and crissum, white; bill, black. Adult in winter: Upper parts, gray, slightly mottled; throat, white; breast, gray, the shafts of the feathers dark brown; belly and under tail coverts, pure white; a faint, dull white superciliary li
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Summer. Red-backed Sandpiper. Winter. Adult in summer: Bill, slightly bent down near the tip; the feathers on the top of the head and back, bright rufous brown, heavily blotched with black on the central part of each feather; throat, whitish; breast streaked with black; belly, black on the upper part; lower belly and crissum, white; bill, black. Adult in winter: Upper parts, gray, slightly mottled; throat, white; breast, gray, the shafts of the feathers dark brown; belly and under tail coverts, pure white; a faint, dull white superciliary line. Length, 8; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, The Red-backed Sandpiper is abundant in May and common in late August and September, during the migrations in Illinois and Wis- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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