. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 147. us DOWITCHER 23K Macrorliaiiipluis i/riscus. in. Bill very long like that of the Snipe. Adults in sum-irer are reddish-brown below, more or Jess specked withlack on the breast and barred with black on the sides;;il)!)ve mottled with brown and black, lighter, or evenwhite, on the rump. In winter, they are gray aboveand wliite below, the breast being tinged with gray andstreaked witli dusty. Uowitchers are known as Red-breasted Snipe and as Robin Snipe bygimners, withwliom they are great favorites. Tliey usu
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 147. us DOWITCHER 23K Macrorliaiiipluis i/riscus. in. Bill very long like that of the Snipe. Adults in sum-irer are reddish-brown below, more or Jess specked withlack on the breast and barred with black on the sides;;il)!)ve mottled with brown and black, lighter, or evenwhite, on the rump. In winter, they are gray aboveand wliite below, the breast being tinged with gray andstreaked witli dusty. Uowitchers are known as Red-breasted Snipe and as Robin Snipe bygimners, withwliom they are great favorites. Tliey usually travel inflocks, and often with flocks of otlier species. Theirnotes are a. series of musical whistles, easily imitated,and the birds are easily attracted thereby. Nest.—As usual on the ground; eggs greenish-bufi,spotted. Range.—Eastern N. A., breeding in the Arctic regions;winters soutli of the U. S. 232. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (M. scolopaceus),is found in western N. A. Tlie bill is supposed to belonger, but tlie plumage is identical and the birds prob-abl\- are. STILT
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