. . raight, is very hard, andtapers from about the middle to a sharp point. The legs arerather short and stout, and the toes are not webbed butnarrowly margined. Turnstones are distributed generally overthe globe. The few species are known everywhere by theirpeculiar habits. Only one inhabits the eastern coast of NorthAmerica. This species, so long sought by gunners and sports-men, has been saved from extinction because it breeds in the farnorth, on the coasts and islands of the Arctic Ocean, where it iscomparatively safe from mankin
. . raight, is very hard, andtapers from about the middle to a sharp point. The legs arerather short and stout, and the toes are not webbed butnarrowly margined. Turnstones are distributed generally overthe globe. The few species are known everywhere by theirpeculiar habits. Only one inhabits the eastern coast of NorthAmerica. This species, so long sought by gunners and sports-men, has been saved from extinction because it breeds in the farnorth, on the coasts and islands of the Arctic Ocean, where it iscomparatively safe from mankind during the breeding season;but it will continue to decrease in numbers unless better pro-tected. The very least that should be done for its conser-vation is to prohibit spring shooting all along the Atlanticcoast of the United States. BIRDS HUNTED FOR FOOD OR SPORT. 359 RUDDY TURNSTONE {Arenaria interpres morinella). Common or local names: Turnstone; Chicken-plover; Chicken-bird; Chicken; Brant-bird; Redlegs; Sparked-back; Streaked-back; Creddock; Length. — 8 to inches; bill .80 to .90. Adult. — Pied above with black, white, brown and chestnut red or rufous;the white top of head streaked with black; upper breast, fore neck andregion about eye black; white showing on back and wings in flight;below mainly white, except breast; legs and feet orange red or coralred; bill blackish. Young. — Upper parts brown, streaked with gray or mottled with blackand paler brown; in flight, lower back, wings and tail appear similarto those of adult; sides of throat and breast dark brown, mottled; restof under parts white. Field Marks. — In flight three longitudinal stripes of white show on back,the middle one interrupted by a patch of black at base of tail. In adultplumage the black upper breast, reddish-brown back and red feet maybe distinguished by the use of a glass. Notes. — When flying, a loud twittering note (Nuttall). Call note a chuck-ling whistle (Hoffmann). A
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