. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. i 142 NB8TS AND BOOS OF i t 247. WESTEBN SANDPIPEB. Ereiinetea occidentalis Lawr. Geog. Dlst.â Western North America; occasionally eastward to Ihe Atlantic coast; breeding far north. Migrating In winter to Central and South America. Very much like the last species and there is essentially no difference iu its gen- eral habits, nesting, eggs and other pticullarltles. Abundant In Alaska, breeding along the Yukon and the shores and islands of Norton Sound. Nests commonly on the Island of St. Michael's
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. i 142 NB8TS AND BOOS OF i t 247. WESTEBN SANDPIPEB. Ereiinetea occidentalis Lawr. Geog. Dlst.â Western North America; occasionally eastward to Ihe Atlantic coast; breeding far north. Migrating In winter to Central and South America. Very much like the last species and there is essentially no difference iu its gen- eral habits, nesting, eggs and other pticullarltles. Abundant In Alaska, breeding along the Yukon and the shores and islands of Norton Sound. Nests commonly on the Island of St. Michael's, depositing four eggs in nests, which are mere hollows in the ground with a few blades of grass for lining. In June and July it breeds abundantly on the islands In the bays alon^.: (he Arctic coast and also in the Barren Lands. The eggs exhibit as great variation as those of E. pusillux. Nelson describes their ground color as pale clay, shading toward pale brownish-clay. In many in- stances, usually among the larger eggs, the ground color is nearly or quite con- cealed by fine, light reddish-brown spots or specks. The other extreme has the spots gathered mainly about the large end in irregular spots of rich chocolate and umber- brown in small spots, a little more dense at the larger end. Sizes vary from to 248. SANDEBLINO. Culidrin areiiaria (Linn.) Geog. Dist.âNearly cosmo- politan, breeding in high Arctic regions. â ^y'S-^\tr^^\ /'#-' .:⢠â¢â¢â ;\v â¢^.-^ .».â¢â¢. 248. Sandekmng (From Breli111). The Sanderling, Ruddy "Plover" or "Beach Bird," is a species of wide distribu- tion. During the breeding season it is distributed through the northern regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It inhabits, , the entire continent of North America, wandering in its migrations through the United States, and in winter to the West Indies. Mexico, Central and South America. Its nests and eggs. Please note that these images
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