. . KlK \MIAX S WUriPER.(I$artraniia lon^icauda).% ■fi E ^O ». -J a 5. s. SHORE BIRDS 139 to identify its author, which appears outhned against thesky as a mere speck. Presently the bird volplanes to theearth and runs nimbly over the grass in a most unconcernedmanner. The four large, pear-shaped eggs rest in a grass-linedcavity with their points together. The background of theegg varies from creamy-buff to a decided clay color. Theeggs are marked with spots and blotches of dark brown andlilac. SPOTTED SANDPIPER The Spotte
. . KlK \MIAX S WUriPER.(I$artraniia lon^icauda).% ■fi E ^O ». -J a 5. s. SHORE BIRDS 139 to identify its author, which appears outhned against thesky as a mere speck. Presently the bird volplanes to theearth and runs nimbly over the grass in a most unconcernedmanner. The four large, pear-shaped eggs rest in a grass-linedcavity with their points together. The background of theegg varies from creamy-buff to a decided clay color. Theeggs are marked with spots and blotches of dark brown andlilac. SPOTTED SANDPIPER The Spotted Sandpiper, Tip-up, or Peetweet is proba-bly the commonest and most familiar of our small wadingbirds. It is a typical representative of the large family ofshore birds, and is found from Brazil northward to the Arc-tic regions about Hudson Bay and upper Alaska. Theybreed throughout their North American range, spendingthe winter about the Gulf Coast and southward. Scarcelyany of our artificial lakes or lagoons in our parks are with-out a pair of these restless httle birds. They run swiftlyover the pebbly beaches, c
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