. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. Bill, slender; yv'mg, about 5 inches; bill, about one inch; this is the onlj-represen- tative of this family with three toes, all others have four; tarsus, less than inches lou^. Family SCOLOPACID/E. {Calidris arenaria.) Sanderling. Sandpiper. See paii'e Toes, three, paitiy weljbed; tarsus, over '^ inelies lonij; o-enpral , black and white; le^s, pink red in life. Family RECURVIROSTRID/C. Stilts. See pag'e Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. Bill, slender; yv'mg, about 5 inches; bill, about one inch; this is the onlj-represen- tative of this family with three toes, all others have four; tarsus, less than inches lou^. Family SCOLOPACID/E. {Calidris arenaria.) Sanderling. Sandpiper. See paii'e Toes, three, paitiy weljbed; tarsus, over '^ inelies lonij; o-enpral , black and white; le^s, pink red in life. Family RECURVIROSTRID/C. Stilts. See pag'e 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum


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