. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . No. 135. DOWITCHER. Genus: Macrorhamphus. Speies: M. griseus. Distribution: A common transient visitor along the of Arrival: May, going of Departure: Early July to middle of September, going south. General Plumage: In summer, upper parts black and rufous, rump and tailbarred with black and buff, long Aving feathers dark; underparts dull rufous, belly white, marked with black. In winter,upper parts brownish ash, rump and tail barred
. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . No. 135. DOWITCHER. Genus: Macrorhamphus. Speies: M. griseus. Distribution: A common transient visitor along the of Arrival: May, going of Departure: Early July to middle of September, going south. General Plumage: In summer, upper parts black and rufous, rump and tailbarred with black and buff, long Aving feathers dark; underparts dull rufous, belly white, marked with black. In winter,upper parts brownish ash, rump and tail barred with blackand white, under parts ashen, belly white. Hanks black , upper parts black, under parts buff, marked faintlywith blackish. Bill and feet dark. Length about Song and Other Notes: Low notes, and clear weet-weet. Haunts: Mud flats, marshy land. BEACH BIRDS, 131. No. 136. PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Genus: Tringa Species: T. maculata. Distribution: A very rare spring but common autumn transient visitoralong the coast. Date of Departure: Late July through October, going south. General Plumage: In summer, upper parts black, marked with buff, outer tailfeathers brownish, white edged ; under parts white, neck andbreast marked with black and bufl. In winter, upper partsrufous; under parts showing more buff. Bill and feetgreenish black. Length about 9,00. Song and Other Notes: Thin whistle, a note that is hollow and resonant, like ^too-u-too-u-too-u, and hollow booming notes when flying. Haunts: Damp, grassy fields, rarely beaches. 132 BEACH BIRDS. No. 137. LEAST SANDPIPER. Species: T, minutilla. Distribution: An abundant transient visitor along the coast. Date of Arrival: Late May, going north. Date of Departure: Late July to September, going south. General Plumage: In summer, upper parts almost black, marked with rufous,outer tail feathers ashen ; under p
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