. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. SEMI-rALMATEI) SANDriPKR. « ErEUNKTES Fl' Char. Feet with two webs cxtcncIinL; al)out luilf-way up tlie toes. Upper parts mottled l)ii)wnish i^iav, tinged witli rufous or buff, eacli 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 tlie rufous or buff tints Length
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttall's Manual. Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Ornithologie. SEMI-rALMATEI) SANDriPKR. « ErEUNKTES Fl' Char. Feet with two webs cxtcncIinL; al)out luilf-way up tlie toes. Upper parts mottled l)ii)wnish i^iav, tinged witli rufous or buff, eacli 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 tlie rufous or buff tints Length about 6 inches. Ntsl. Usually on the margin of a pool by the sea or an inland jiond, — a slight depression scantily lined with leaves and grass ; sometimes hid- den in a tussock of grass. /'^i^gs. 3-4 ; |)ale gray or with buff, drab, or olive tint, variouslv 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. Acconiiiii; to Wilson, it arrives and departs with the Sanderling, and asso ciales with the Dunlin when in its autumnal dress, in this case forming flocks apart from each other; but with the I'eep it is sometimes so blended as to be unknown till brought to the 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 Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924; Nuttall, Thomas. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada. Boston : Little, Brown
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