. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. white, the sidea Homctiiiii'.s Hpotted witli black. L., 800; W., 475; Tur., VOO; B., 1-50. Kemarks.—Tlu-rc is, o
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. white, the sidea Homctiiiii'.s Hpotted witli black. L., 800; W., 475; Tur., VOO; B., 1-50. Kemarks.—Tlu-rc is, of course, every de^Teu of iiiterjrradation between Buniiiier atul winter plumage, but the «peeies may always be known by its slightly curved bill. lianije.—Nortli America, breeding in the arctic regions and wintering from Florida southward ; rare in tlie interior. Washington, ruru T. V., Apl.; Uct Long Inland, T. V., uncommon in. FiQ. 63.—Red-backed Sandpiper. (Natural size.) spring, Apl. 1 to May 15; common in fall, Aug. 31 through Oct. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V. in fall, Oct. 3 to Oct. 24. Cambrulge, casual, one instance, Oct. K{f(js, three to iour, varying from pale, bluish white to ocliraccous-butf, heavily marked with chocolate, chietly at the larger end, 1-43 x 101. Generally speaking, this is a shore or beach bird, though it also visits grassy marshes. It flies and feeds in flocks, and is an unsus- picious, rather stupid little Snipe, less active than most members of this family. The gray-plumaged fall birds are known as " Leadbacks," while in the spring they go by the names " IJlackbreast" or " ; The Dunlin (f^?. Tringa alpina) is the Old-World representative of our Red-backed Sandpiper, from which it differs only in being less brightly colored and somewhat smaller. L., about 7*40; W., 4'12-4-50; Tar.,-78-90; B., l-05-l'25. It is of casual occurrence in North America. The CvRLEw Sanopipeb (244- Tn'/u/n ferrufjinea) inh
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