THE STILT-LEGGED SANDPIPER.

Tue Sandpipers are amongst the
smallest wading birds. Some species are
“common on the shores and in the marshes
of the whole continent of America. In
the summer, the Peeps, as the smallest
Sandpipers are called, are very abundant
in the northern states, particularly where
there are salt marshes. The sportsmen
shoot them with the greatest ease, as they
will not forsake a wounded companion.
When alarmed, they give a sort of whistle,
like the word peet or peep. On seeing
the larger marsh birds feeding, the Peeps
will fly down among them, and when the

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