. North American birds eggs . not differ from those ofthe following Sandpiper. 239. Pectoral Sandpiper. Artodrnmatt mrieidatn. Range.—Whole of North America, breeding in the Arctic regions, and win-tering south of the United States, most abundant in the eastern parts of theUnited States during migrations. This species is blackish brown above, with lightbrown edgings to the feathers, and white below, ex-cept the chest, which is brownish, streaked withblack. A very peculiar species, having the power,during the mating season, of inflating the throat to agreat extent, making a balloon-like appenda
. North American birds eggs . not differ from those ofthe following Sandpiper. 239. Pectoral Sandpiper. Artodrnmatt mrieidatn. Range.—Whole of North America, breeding in the Arctic regions, and win-tering south of the United States, most abundant in the eastern parts of theUnited States during migrations. This species is blackish brown above, with lightbrown edgings to the feathers, and white below, ex-cept the chest, which is brownish, streaked withblack. A very peculiar species, having the power,during the mating season, of inflating the throat to agreat extent, making a balloon-like appendage, near-ly the size of the bird. They have more the habits ofSnipe, than do most of the Sandpipers, frequentinggrassy meadows or marshes, in preference to the sea-shore. Their nests are grass lined depressions, andthe eggs are grayish or greenish buff, blotched with brown. Size x —Cape Smythe, Alaska, June, 1900. 4 eggs in a hollow in the ground,lined with grass and a few leaves. Collector, H. H. North American Birds Eggs- 115 240. White-rumped Sandpiper. AcUidromaH fuHciniVia. Range.—North America, breeding from Labrador andnorthward and wintering from Central to southern Southmon on the Atlantic coast. southern Greenland,America; most com- This species is inches in length, and has white upper tail coverts; other-wise it is marked similarly to the preceding Sandpiper. Its nesting habits arethe same as tliose of the majoritj of the family, and the three or four eggs thatthey lay cannot be distinguished from tliose of the following species. X .90. These are one of tire most common of the beach birds along the At-lantic coast during migrations; they are very often known as Bonaparte Sand-piper. 24 1. Baird Sandpiper. Artodromns bnirill. Range.—North America, chiefly in tlie interior, l)reeding along thecoast and about Hudson Bay, and wintering south of the United States. Arctic / AA A very similar species to the preceding, but withou
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