166 SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. Sandpiper, but is larger (\V., 5'75), and has the upper tail—eovens pure white.

256. Tetanus solitarius (11713.). SOLITARY SAXDI’II’ER. Ad. in summer.gUpper parts olive-fuseous, with a slight greenish tinge, the head and neck streaked and the baek spotted with white; upper tail~covcrts fus— cous, with ﬁne whitish spots on their sides. the lateral ones sometimes barred; central pair of tail—feathers fuseous, the others white, barred witl. black;

FIG. ESL—Inner view of wing of Solitary Sandpiper, showing barred axillars.

breast streaked, and sides sometimes barred with black ; belly White: axillars barred with black and white; legs greenish t'useous. ll'z'ntc‘rplumagm—Simi- lar, but upper parts grayish brown ; head and neck generally unstreaked, and the back only lightly spotted with butl‘y white; breast streaked with brown- ish gray. L., 8'40; \V., 5'25; Tarn, 1'20; 13., 1'15.

[fungal—Eastern North America; breeds loeally and rarely from northern Illinois, western Pennsylvania, and Maine northward , winters in South America.

Washington, common '1'. \'., Apl. to May 25; July ‘25 to Nov. Long Island. common T. V” May: July l5 to (let. 1. Sing Sing. eommvrn T. V., May 3 to 30; Aug. :57 to (let 2. Cambridge, common T. \'., May 15 to 25; July :20 to (let.

[ff/(1x. known from only one example taken by .Tenness Richardson. near Lake, l’mmbazine, Vermont. May 28,1878.and described by Dr. lh‘ewer as light, drab, with small, rounded, brown markings, some quite dark. nowhere conﬂuent. and at the larger end a few faint purplish shell—marks, 1'79 x '95.

This is a wood Sandpiper. It is rarely found on the beaches or salt marshes near the sea, but frequents freshwater ponds. or lakes and woodland streams. both in the lowlands and mountains, It :s gener- erally observed during,Ir the migrations, and although it occtsionally breeds in the Middle States its skill in concealing its nest has detied the search of otilogists. It is a quieter. more digniﬁed bird :han the Spotted Sandpiper, and as a rule only utters its “low, whistlingr notes ” when ﬂushed. '

258. Symphemia. semipalmata, (01ml). \VILLET. Ad. in mm- mers—Upper parts brownish gray, the head and neck streaked, and the lack barred with black, and sometimes buﬁ'y, the centers of the feathers being 0e- casionally wholly black; basal lialfof the primaries and greater put of see— ondaries white; upper tail—eoverts white with a few blackish bars; certral tail—feathers “shy. indistinetly barrml wit/1 li/llt‘d‘/v\‘}l .' outerones whitish. lig‘ltly