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Range (Eastern North America breeds) (III)

Eastern North America; breeds in the arctic regions and migrates southward, chiefly through the interior, as far as Patagonia. Long Island, rare T. V., Aug. and Sept.

Eggs, three to four, deep olive, hair-brown, or broccoli-brown (sometimes paler), usually more or less spotted with darker brown, but sometimes nearly uniform, 2.20 × 1.42 (Ridgw.).

This bird resembles the preceding in habits, and like it is rare on the Atlantic coast.

The BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (252. Limosa limosa) inhabits the northern parts of the Old-World and is of accidental occurrence in Greenland. 254. Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.). GREATER YELLOW-LEGS. Ad. in summer. - Upper parts black, the head and neck streaked and the back spotted or barred with white or ashy; upper tail-coverts white, more or less barred with black; tail white or ashy, barred with black; breast heavily spotted with black; sides barred with black; middle of the belly white. Winter plumage.-Similar, but upper parts brownish gray, edged with whitish; sides of the scapulars, tertials, and wing-coverts with blackish and whitish spots; breast only lightly streaked with blackish, and sides slightly barred. L., 14:00; W., 7·70; Tar., 2·40; B., 2.20.