. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . ettlement of the country, and thatit was more common in the early part of the history of theseStates than it is to-day. The Stilt Sandpiper easily is mistaken for the small Yellow-legs, particularly in fall, when its gray plumage,
. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . ettlement of the country, and thatit was more common in the early part of the history of theseStates than it is to-day. The Stilt Sandpiper easily is mistaken for the small Yellow-legs, particularly in fall, when its gray plumage, long legs andthe whitish look of rump and tail present a similar appear-ance to that of the Yellow-legs. But the legs always have agreenish tint, and are never as bright yellow as those of theYellow-legs. It has a habit of immersing its bill in the sandand holding it there for some time, as if sucking up some-thing. Sometimes the head also is immersed when the birdis feeding in the mud at the bottom. Its habits otherwiseresemble those of the Yellow-legs. Audubon found smallworms, small shell-fish and vegetable matter in the stomachsof several birds of this species. 262 GAME BIRDS. WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. KNOT (Tringa canutus). Common or local names: Red-breast; Red-breasted Plover; Buff-breast; Blue Plover;Silver Plover; Silverback; Grayback; Fall. Spring. Length. — About inches; bill about Adult in Spring. — Above light gray, marked with black and reddish brown;rump and upper tail coverts lighter; tail gray, edged with whitish; sidesof head, fore neck and under parts brownish red, to lower belly, whichis white; dark line through eye; iris hazel; bill dark; legs and feet dullyellowish green. Adult in Fall. — Above ashy gray, feathers margined with black and creamwhite; rump and base of tail white, marked with dusky or black; belowwhite marked with dusky. Yoimg and Immature. — Upper parts as in fall adult; under parts white;throat, breast and
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