. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. SCOLOPA CIDJe : SANBPIPEBS. 633 disposed lines and spots of dusky, which become transverse waved bars on the latter. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ;
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. SCOLOPA CIDJe : SANBPIPEBS. 633 disposed lines and spots of dusky, which become transverse waved bars on the latter. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; biU about ; tarsus ; middle toe ; tibia bare A large handsome species, inhabiting most of the World; in America, chiefly along the Atlantic coast, but also in the interior, about the large lakes and rivers. Migratory; breeds only in high latitudes. 240. CAIiI'DBIS. (Gr. KoKlSpts, kalidris, Lat. caliclris, name of some beach bird, perhaps this one.) Sandbrlings. BiU stout, straight, about as long as head or tarsus; tip thickened, expanded and rather hard, the culmen just behind it somewhat concave. Nostrils far forward. , Wings long, pointed ; tail short, doubly-emarginate, central feathers projecting. Tibise bare for two-thirds the length of the tarsus; toes very short, widely margined. No hind toe (General characters of Tringa proper, but 3-toed. See fig. 39.) One Pis. 440. — Sanderling, i nat. size. (From Brehm.) 6*7. C. arena'ria. (Lat. arenaria, relating to arena, sand. Fig. 440.) Sanderling. Ruddy " ; Adult in summer: Entire upper parts and neck all round variegated with black, light ashy and bright reddish; on the back and scapulars each feather having a central black field, and being broadly margined and tipped with ashy or reddish. Under parts white, immac- ulate. Outer webs and tips of primaries deep brownish-black, inner light ashy. A white spot at base of inner primaries. Secondaries mostly pure white; the outer vanes an
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