YELLOW SHANKS TATLER.

Tur Yellow Shanks Tatler is a bird very
common in the United States. It belongs
to the wading family, and is usually found
on the banks of rivers and lakes and in
marshes. The salt marshes are favorite
places of resort for these birds. After a
heavy storm, they may be seen as far in-
land as the extent of tide-water. The
Yellow Shanks has a sharp whistle of two

or three notes, which it repeats, when

alarmed, and when flying, and sometimes

utters a simple, low, hoarse call, when

starting upon the wing. It is a very timid

bird, and as it is easily alarmed, and
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