. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANBPIPEBS, ETC. 241 the name krieker is derived from its notes. (Krieker; Grass Snipe.) Length, 9; wing, 5J (5-5|); tarsus, l^, culmen, IJ. America; breed- ing ill the Arctic re- gions, and wintering in Snuth America. 9. White - rumped Sandpiper (240. Tringa fuscicdllis). — A short - billed, dark - brownish - col- ored, much mottled sandpiper, with white upper tail cov- erts, throat, and mid- dle of belly. The above is the summer plumage; in w
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XXXIX. SNIPES, SANBPIPEBS, ETC. 241 the name krieker is derived from its notes. (Krieker; Grass Snipe.) Length, 9; wing, 5J (5-5|); tarsus, l^, culmen, IJ. America; breed- ing ill the Arctic re- gions, and wintering in Snuth America. 9. White - rumped Sandpiper (240. Tringa fuscicdllis). — A short - billed, dark - brownish - col- ored, much mottled sandpiper, with white upper tail cov- erts, throat, and mid- dle of belly. The above is the summer plumage; in winter, Pectoral Sandpiper the upper parts are slightly streaked. These birds are social, and frequent the sandy beaches and marshy shores of the coast, as well as the upland lakes of the interior. Length, 6}-8 ; wing, 4J; tarsus, |; culmen, nearly 1, Eastern America ; breeding in the Arctic regions, and wintering in the West Indies, Central and South America. 10. Baird's Sandpiper (241. Tringa balrcUi).—This bird is similar to the last, but has the upper tail coverts blackish in- stead of white. In winter it has a more buffy breast and lighter upper parts. Length, 7J ; wing, 4| (4J-4J); tail, 21; tarsus, J ; culmen, J. America ; mainly in the interior of North and the western portion of South Amer- ica ; breeding in the Arctic regions, and wintering in South America; rare on the Atlantic coast. apgar's birds.—16. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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