. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ck streaked white and dark brown ; back brown,the feathers narrowly edged with whitish; chin white; breast white, narrowly lined with darkbrown; rest of under parts white; bill black and legs yellow. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Common in Eastern North America from the Arctic region southward toSouth America. It is abundant on the Atlantic coast during migrations;common in Florida in winter. The eggs are pale huffy brown spotted with dark brown. TOTANUS FLAVIPES {Gmel)Summ
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ck streaked white and dark brown ; back brown,the feathers narrowly edged with whitish; chin white; breast white, narrowly lined with darkbrown; rest of under parts white; bill black and legs yellow. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Common in Eastern North America from the Arctic region southward toSouth America. It is abundant on the Atlantic coast during migrations;common in Florida in winter. The eggs are pale huffy brown spotted with dark brown. TOTANUS FLAVIPES {Gmel)Summer Yellow=legs. Upper parts grayish brown mottled with whitishon the back; chin white ; throat white streaked withpale grayish brown; breast mottled, belly white; tailfeathers banded brown and white; bill black; legsyellow. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, Ranges from the sub-Arctic regionssouthward to South America. Breeds inthe interior from Minnesota and Illinoisnorthward. The eggs are pale buff dottedand blotched with dark brown and chocolate brown. This is a well-known. 284 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. species on our coast during the migrations. It is common in Florida inwinter, especially during migrations. Subgenus RHYACOPHILUS Kaup. TOTANUS SOLITARIUS (m/s.).Solitary Sandpiper. .idult ill summer: Top of head and back bronzy green dotted with white; under partswhite ; the breast tliiclily streaked and dotted with brown; bill greenish brown (in life), duskyterminally. Adult ill winter: Upper parts olive brown, showing a faint greenish gloss when held in thelight, the feathers faintly dotted with dull white; throat white; breast streaked with brown irest of under parts white. Length, ; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill,
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