. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 6i No. 231, Dowitcher, (Macrorhamphusgriseus.) Eastern North America, breeding in the extreme north and migrating in winter to the West Indies. Adults in summer: Botii upper and under parts a rich rusty red, the former being heavily varied with black. Rump white; tail black, barrfd with white. In winter: Dark gray above, the feathers having lighter edge"^; below whitish washed with dusky; the flanks with du'iky bars. Rump vAhite. Length, .about II inches. Called Gray Snipe in winter. No. 232, Long billed Dowitcher, (^Macro
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 6i No. 231, Dowitcher, (Macrorhamphusgriseus.) Eastern North America, breeding in the extreme north and migrating in winter to the West Indies. Adults in summer: Botii upper and under parts a rich rusty red, the former being heavily varied with black. Rump white; tail black, barrfd with white. In winter: Dark gray above, the feathers having lighter edge"^; below whitish washed with dusky; the flanks with du'iky bars. Rump vAhite. Length, .about II inches. Called Gray Snipe in winter. No. 232, Long billed Dowitcher, (^Macrorham- phus scolopaceus.) Breeds in Alaska and along the Arctic coast, mi- grating in great numbers through the western part> of the United States including the Mississippi Valley to Mexico. The coloration of this species is almost precisely like the last the distinguishing point being the length of the bill. In the eastern form the bill averages inches, while in the western it is inches, thus being about a half inch longer. No. 233, Stilt Sandpiper, {Micropalma himan- topus.) Distributed throughout eastern North America, breeding north of the United States and migrating to the West Indies and Central America. Length, 9 inches. Adults in summer: Above blackish, the feathers bting edged with white and chestnut. Space back of the eye and line above bright chestnut. Un- der parts streaked on the throat and barred below with black and tinted with reddish brown. In winter the back is a dark gray, the feathers with white edges and the under parts are whitish, the throat and flanks being streaked with dusky. No. 234, Knot, {Tringa canutus.) Breeds in the Arctic regions and during the migra- tions is found throughout the United States, until it reaches its winier quarters in South America. Length inches. Upper parts mottled with brown, black and white. Under parts and line over the eye, a uni'orm reddish brown. In winter the back is dark gray crossed by numerous black
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