. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. '. buff lack peci- was n])lcs illey, rom ision KlillS 60° the 1 the SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER. Ereunetes pusillus. Char. Feet witli two webs extending al)oiit half-way up the toes. Upper parts mottled brownish grav, tinged with rufous or butt, each fea- ther with a central stripe of blackish; rump darker; under parts white, the breast washed with rufous and marked with dusky. In winter plum- age there is no trace o
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. '. buff lack peci- was n])lcs illey, rom ision KlillS 60° the 1 the SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER. Ereunetes pusillus. Char. Feet witli two webs extending al)oiit half-way up the toes. Upper parts mottled brownish grav, tinged with rufous or butt, each fea- ther with a central stripe of blackish; rump darker; under parts white, the breast washed with rufous and marked with dusky. In winter plum- age there is no trace of the rufous or buff tints. Length about 6 inches. Nest. Usually on the margin of a jiool by the sea or an inland pond, â a slight depression scantilv lined with leaves and grass; sometimes hid- den in a tussock of grass. ^f:S^- 3~4 ; P^le gray or with buff, dral), or olive tint, variously marked with brown; Commonly associated with other species of the same size, plumage, and habits, it is not easy to offer any remark con- cerning it which can be considered as exclusive, it is spread equally over the North .American continent, from the confines of the .Arctic circle probably to the West Indies. According t(; Wilson, it arrives and departs with the Sanderling. and asso- ciates with the Dunlin when in its autumnal dress, in this case forming tlocks apart from each other; but with the Peep it is sometimes so blended as to be unknown till brought to the I ; â - I I. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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