. . to be a narrow strip alongthe coast of Alaska, and from this region it seems to movesoutheasterly across the country to the coast of the southAtlantic States. A little of the northern edge of its migra-tion apparently laps over into Massachusetts, and it becomesmore common from New Jersey southward, particularly onthe coast from North Carolina to Florida. The peculiar partof the history of its migration is that apparently it is rare inthe Mississippi valley region and in a great part of the in-terior of the continent. Just how th
. . to be a narrow strip alongthe coast of Alaska, and from this region it seems to movesoutheasterly across the country to the coast of the southAtlantic States. A little of the northern edge of its migra-tion apparently laps over into Massachusetts, and it becomesmore common from New Jersey southward, particularly onthe coast from North Carolina to Florida. The peculiar partof the history of its migration is that apparently it is rare inthe Mississippi valley region and in a great part of the in-terior of the continent. Just how the main flight reachesthe southern coast is yet to be learned. Probably it reachesVenezuela by sea from the south Atlantic coast of the UnitedStates. The close resemblance of this bird to the Semipal-mated Sandpiper causes it to be mistaken for that species,and possibly that accounts for the scarcity of inland records. 290 GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. SANDERLING {Calidris leucophcea).Common or local names: Beach-bird; Whitey; Beach Plover; Length. — to 8 inches; bill averages about .77; no hind toe. Adult in Spring. — Head, back, sides of neck and upper breast varied withrufous, brown and black, the feathers largely centered with black, edgedwith pale rufous and tipped or frosted with grayish white; rump darkbrown; tail grayish brown; under parts white; wings grayish, markedwith whitish, showing a band of white on secondaries when spread. Adult in Fall. — Above pale gray, the shaft lines of each feather black; belowpure white. Young. — Gray above, spotted with black and white; hind neck duskywhite; throat and breast washed with buff or dusky, rest of under partswhite; wings as in adult; iris hazel; bill, legs and feet always dark. Field Marks. — In fall the general whitish appearance and the black beaches. Notes. — A short chit (Hoffmann). A rasping note and a peeping note, some-times also a sharp grasshopper-like sound. The fligh
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