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Remarks (Brownish gray or ashy breast)

The brownish gray or ashy breast of this species is a good distinguishing character.

Range." Northern portions of the northern hemisphere; in North Amer- SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. ica chiefly in the northeastern portion, breeding in the high north," south in winter to the Great Lakes and Long Island, and casually to Florida. Long Island, uncommon W. V., Nov. 1 to Mch. 1. Cambridge, casual, one instance, Oct.

Eggs, three to four, olive clay-color or brownish ashy, heavily marked with rufous-brown, 1.45 x 1.08.

This bird might be called Winter Snipe or Rock Snipe. Indeed, I find the latter name has been applied to it from its habit of frequenting rocky coasts, where it secures its food in the algæ attached to rocks exposed by the falling tide. 239. Tringa maculata Vieill. PECTORAL SANDPIPER; KRIEKER. Ad. in summer. - Upper parts black, the feathers all heavily bordered with pale ochraceous-buff; rump and upper tail-coverts black, lightly tipped with ochraceous-buff; middle tail-feathers longest, pointed and margined with buffy; outer tail-feathers brownish gray, narrowly margined with white; throat white, neck and breast heavily streaked with black and buffy; rest of under parts white. Winter plumage.-Similar, but ochraceous-buff of upper parts replaced by rufous, and breast heavily washed with buffy. L., 9.00; W., 5-40; Tar., 1-10; B., 1.15.