. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . IlauupiptT 1). Western Sandpiper (247. Ereun^tes occidentdlis). — Thisbird is much like Xo. 14 in every way. In summer it canbe distinguished from it by the brownish-red edgings to thefeathers of the back, and usually also by the heavier spots onthe breast; in fall and winter the best method is by compari-son of the length of the bill. Xo. 14 rarely has a bill |- long,while this species has one varying from ^1^^. Its range ismainly through the west, though occasi
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . IlauupiptT 1). Western Sandpiper (247. Ereun^tes occidentdlis). — Thisbird is much like Xo. 14 in every way. In summer it canbe distinguished from it by the brownish-red edgings to thefeathers of the back, and usually also by the heavier spots onthe breast; in fall and winter the best method is by compari-son of the length of the bill. Xo. 14 rarely has a bill |- long,while this species has one varying from ^1^^. Its range ismainly through the west, though occasionally it is to be found with the eastern spe-cies (Xo. 14) on theAtlantic coast. Length, C>^ ; wing, 3|(o^-3J); tail, 2 ; tarsus,|; culmen, 1. WesternNorth America ; breed-ing far north, and win-tering in Central andSouth America. Occa-sional in the easternUnited Sanderling IG. Sanderling ( arenClria). — 244 KEY AND DESCRIPTION A common, three-toed, beacli-living, mottled-brownish sand-piper, with short bill and unspotted white belly. In winterthe reddish of the back is replaced by grayish. This birdoften associates with No. 14 on the beaches, but it is larger,lighter in color, and usually less spotted on the breast, whichin summer is brownish in tint. (Ruddy Plover; SurfSnipe.) Length, 8; wing, 4i (4^-5); tail, 2|; tarsus, 1; culiuen, 1. Nearlyall beaches of all countries ; breeding in the Arctic regions, and winteringin America south to southern South America. 17. Marbled Godwit (249. Limdsa fMoa). — A very large, shy,long-billed, long-legged, generally brownish-red-colored, mottledsnipe, with the upper parts much darker, usually blackishmarbled with l)uffy. The inner web of the outer primariesand both webs of the others are buffy, speckled with mottlings, barrings, and streaks are found everywhereexcept on the thro
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