. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 130 NEST8 AND B<mS OF. American Coot and Nest. (Cheney, del.) 222. BED PHALAROPE. CrymopMlus fulicarius (Linn.) Geog. Dist.—North- ern portion Hemisphere, breeding in Arctic regions, migrating south in winter; in North America south to Middle United States, Ohio Valley and Lower California. The Coot-footed Tringa, Red or Gray Phalarope, as it is differently called, is distributed in summer throughout the Arctic regions, wandering far south in winter. Breeds in various portions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and up into Lapland; in Siberia,
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 130 NEST8 AND B<mS OF. American Coot and Nest. (Cheney, del.) 222. BED PHALAROPE. CrymopMlus fulicarius (Linn.) Geog. Dist.—North- ern portion Hemisphere, breeding in Arctic regions, migrating south in winter; in North America south to Middle United States, Ohio Valley and Lower California. The Coot-footed Tringa, Red or Gray Phalarope, as it is differently called, is distributed in summer throughout the Arctic regions, wandering far south in winter. Breeds in various portions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and up into Lapland; in Siberia, Spitzbergen, Iceland, Greenland and the Arctic coast of North America. Hagerup, in his "Birds of Greenland," states that it is common, but not often seen in the breeding season south of the 68th parallel. Eggs were found from June 3 ta June 28. The Phalaropes are curious birds, partaking of the nature of a wader and a swimmer. The three species of this family resemble Sandpipers, but are at once dis- tinguished by the Icbate feet like those of the Coot and Grebes. The body is de- pressed and the under-plumage thick like that of a duck. They ride the waves lightly along the coast, and when on the margin of a stream or pool often surprise their associates, the Sandpipers, by swimming out into deep water. The Red Phala- rope appears to be more exclusive maritime than other species of the family. The nest is a slight hollow in the ground, sparsely lined with moss and dry grass. Mr. Capen quotes a letter from Mr. Boardman in which he says: "Twice I have found the Red Phalarope breeding in ; The eggs, Mr. Capen says, are laid the first part of June.* They are greenish or yellowish-ash, blotched and spotted with brown of various shades. The eggs of this species cannot, with certainty, be distinguished from those of the following species; in fact, the range of coloration is so varied that they are difficult to describe satisfactorily in a brief manner. They
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