Baird Sandpiper
241. Pisobia bairdi. 7½ inches.
Very similar to the preceding, but without the white rump, being of a blackish color instead.
Nest.—In the grass bordering fresh water ponds rather than near the seashore. Their nest is a slight hollow in the ground lined with grasses and usually concealed in a bunch of grass. Three to four eggs of a grayish white marked with shades of brown and lilac (1.30 ×.90).