. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Semipalmated Sandpiper 15. Western Sandpiper (247. EreunUes occidentdlis). — This bird is much like No. 14 in every way. In summer it can be distinguished from it by the brownish-red edgings to the feathers of the back, and usually also by the heavier spots on the breast; in fall and winter the best method is by compari- son of the length of the bill. No. 14 rarely has a bill -J long, while this species has one varying from |—1\. Its range is mainly throug
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Semipalmated Sandpiper 15. Western Sandpiper (247. EreunUes occidentdlis). — This bird is much like No. 14 in every way. In summer it can be distinguished from it by the brownish-red edgings to the feathers of the back, and usually also by the heavier spots on the breast; in fall and winter the best method is by compari- son of the length of the bill. No. 14 rarely has a bill -J long, while this species has one varying from |—1\. Its range is mainly through the west, though occasionally it is to be found with the eastern spe- cies (No. 14) on the Atlantic coast. Length, 6i; wing, 3f (3§-3|) ; tail, 2; tarsus, |; culmen, 1. Western North America ; breed- ing far north, and win- tering in Central and South America. Occa- sional in the eastern United States. 16. Sanderling(248. Cdlklris aren&ria). —. Sanderling. 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, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
Size: 1863px × 1342px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1898
