(Fulica americana. 221.)
Smooth blackish slate color, lighter below and black on head and neck; white bill shows dark marks near the tip; turned up tail; white underneath; wing edged with white; eye red; young show white below and no marks on bill; toes with scalloped edges. May be mistaken for a small duck.
141. AMERICAN WOODCOCK. 10-1/2 in.
(Philohela minor. 228.)
Black, mixed black and rusty slate; below reddish-brown, no markings; large head with short neck and very long straight bill; eye set high up and far back; crown barred crosswise with black and rusty; short tail; burrows in soft mud for earthworms; nocturnal.
142. SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER. 6 in.
(Ereunetes pusillus. 246.)
Grayish-brown, marked with black and buffy; rump very dark; tail tapering; underparts pure white, slightly tinged and streaked across breast; white line over eye and dusky line beneath; note, “peep-peep.” [Other Sandpipers.]
143. SOLITARY SANDPIPER. 8-1/2 in.
(Helodromas solitarius. 256.)