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This bird somewhat resembles both T. fuscicollis and T. bairdii, but it differs from them in its larger size, black instead of white or fuscous upper tail-coverts, and longer, more pointed middle tail-feathers. Range.-North America; breeds in the arctic regions and winters in the West Indies and South America.

Washington, common T. V., Apl.; Aug. to Nov. Long Island, T. V., rare in spring, common from July 15 to Nov. 1. Sing Sing, rare T. V., Sept. 10 to Oct. 16. Cambridge, irregular and uncommon in Sept. and Oct. Eggs, four, drab, sometimes with a greenish tinge, blotched with clear amber-brown markings, more numerous at the larger end, 1.50 x 1.09 (Murdoch). The names Grass Snipe and Krieker describe with equal truth and conciseness the haunts and notes of this Snipe. It frequents wet, grassy meadows rather than beaches, and, although it flies in flocks, the birds scatter while feeding and take wing one or more at a time. They thus remind one of Wilson's Snipe. Their note is a squeaky, grating whistle. They will respond to an imitation of it, but do not decoy so readily as the larger Bay Birds. Mr. E. W. Nelson writes * that during the breeding season the male inflates its breast and throat until they are double their normal size, and utters a deep, hollow, resonant note. 240. Tringa fuscicollis Vieill. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Ad. in summer. Upper parts black, edged with rufous; rump grayish fuscous, margined with ashy; longer upper tail-coverts white, with sometimes brownish- * Rep. on Nat. Hist. Colls. made in Alaska, p. 108.

SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. gray markings; central tail-feathers fuscous, outer ones brownish gray; upper throat white; neck, breast, and sides distinctly streaked and spotted with black and more or less washed with ochraceous-buff. Winter plumage.- "Upper parts plain brownish gray, with indistinct, narrowed, mesial streaks of dusky; otherwise as in summer, but streaks on chest, etc., less distinct" (Ridgw.). Im.-Similar to summer examples, but the feathers of the upper parts with rounded whitish or ochraceous-buff tips; breast less distinctly streaked. L., 7.50; W., 4.90; Tar., 90; B., 95.