Nest.—The three or four greenish buff eggs, spotted and blotched with brown, are laid in nests that differ but little from others of this family (1.45 × .90).
Range.—Found in all parts of North America, breeding within the Arctic Circle, and wintering to southern California.
WESTERN SANDPIPER.
247. Ereunetes mauri. 6½ inches.
Their appearance is very similar to the [Least Sandpiper], but they are slightly larger and the feet are partially webbed. Their nesting habits are the same, and eggs are very much alike.
MARBLED GODWIT.
249. Limosa fedoa. 19 inches.
These large waders are found in moderately large flocks both in the interior and on the coast in the fall. They are like large [Plovers], with long, slightly upcurved bills. Back, wings and tail rufous barred with black; rump white.
Nest.—Their eggs are laid upon the ground, sometimes there is no lining to the nest, and again a few grasses may be twisted about the depression. Three or four eggs with a ground color of grayish buff, sometimes quite dark, are blotched with dark brown (2.25 × 1.60).