. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 279 Subgenus PELIDNA Length, 8 ; Wing, ; TRINQA ALPINA PACIFICA {Cottes).Redobacked Sandpiper. Adult in summer: The feathers on the top of the head andl5ack bright rufous brown heavily blotched with black on thecentral part of each feather; throat whitish ; breast streakedwith black ; belly black on the upper part, becoming white onthe lower belly and crissum ; bill black. Adult in winter: Upper parts gray, slightly mottled;tliroat white; breast gray,

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. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 279 Subgenus PELIDNA Length, 8 ; Wing, ; TRINQA ALPINA PACIFICA {Cottes).Redobacked Sandpiper. Adult in summer: The feathers on the top of the head andl5ack bright rufous brown heavily blotched with black on thecentral part of each feather; throat whitish ; breast streakedwith black ; belly black on the upper part, becoming white onthe lower belly and crissum ; bill black. Adult in winter: Upper parts gray, slightly mottled;tliroat white; breast gray, the shafts of the feathers darkbrown ; belly and under tail coverts pure white; a faint dullwhite superciliary , ; Bill, Ranges throughout North America, breeding far northward. It occurson the Atlantic coast during migrations. The eggs are buffy white, sometimes bluish white, mottled with chocolateat the larger end. Subgenus ANCYLOCHEILUS EREUNETES Illiger. EREUNETES PUSILLUS {Linn.).Semipalmated Sandpiper.

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