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A water bird with a long curved bill.

Long Billed Curlew

A water bird with a long curved bill.

Sandpipers live in small flocks on the banks of rivers and on the sea-coast

Sandpiper

Sandpipers live in small flocks on the banks of rivers and on the sea-coast

Sandpipers live in small flocks on the banks of rivers and on the sea-coast.

Sandpiper

Sandpipers live in small flocks on the banks of rivers and on the sea-coast.

An extensive group of wading birds of the snipe family. They are found in large numbers in swampy regions, on the shores of the sea, and on the banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Sandpiper

An extensive group of wading birds of the snipe family. They are found in large numbers in swampy regions,…

"The broad-billed sandpiper.. [is] six and a half inches long, variegated above with black, rufous, and gray; beneath grayish-white, tinged with buffish-red; rare, but distributed throughout Europe." — Goodrich, 1859

Broad-Billed Sandpiper

"The broad-billed sandpiper.. [is] six and a half inches long, variegated above with black, rufous,…

Averaging about eight inches in length, the curlew sandpiper can be found in Northern Europe, Asia, parts of Africa, as well as North America. It is an uncommon species.

Curlew Sandpipers

Averaging about eight inches in length, the curlew sandpiper can be found in Northern Europe, Asia,…

"Sandpiper is a popular name for several wading birds."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Fighting Sandpiper

"Sandpiper is a popular name for several wading birds."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

"Turnstone is a small genus of birds of the plover family, intermediate between the true plovers and sandpipers. In winter the turnstone is found on the seashore all over the world, being probably the most cosmopolitan of all birds. It derives its name from its habit of turning over stones with its bill in search of its food, which consists of small crustaceans and mollusks. The common turnstone is nine inches in length, and is handsomely marked with black, white, and chestnut; the last-named color is reduced in autumn, when the plumage becomes duller; the legs and feet are orange."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Turnstone

"Turnstone is a small genus of birds of the plover family, intermediate between the true plovers and…