PLATE 14. AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
Upper: American woodcock on its nest, Brookline, Massachusetts, June 2, 1924.
Lower: Nearer view of the same bird. Both photographs by the author, referred to on page 65.

PLATE 15. AMERICAN WOODCOCK. American woodcock on its nest, Staten Island, New York, about 1900; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves.

PLATE 16. AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
Upper: Downy young of American woodcock, near Montreal, Quebec, May 11, 1924; presented by Mr. W. J. Brown.
Lower: Nest and eggs of American woodcock, in a thicket on a hillside in a field of sedge, near Elkridge, Maryland, April 1, 1917; presented by Mr. William H. Fisher.

PLATE 17. WILSON SNIPE.
Upper: Nest and eggs of Wilson snipe, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, June 18, 1904.
Lower: Nearer view of same nest. Both photographs by the author, referred to on page 84.

PLATE 18. WILSON SNIPE.
Upper: Wilson snipe on the nest shown on plate 17; presented by Mr. Herbert K. Job, referred to on page 84.
Lower: Nest and eggs of Wilson snipe, Yukon Delta, Alaska, June 18, 1914; a photograph taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author, referred to on page 85.

PLATE 19. DOWITCHER.
Upper: Nesting site of dowitcher, nest under the bush in the centre, near Fort Assiniboine, Alberta, June 3, 1926.
Lower: Nearer view of the nest. Both photographs presented by Mr. Richard H. Rauch, referred to on page 109.

PLATE 20.
Upper: DOWITCHER. Dowitcher on the nest shown on plate 19, referred to on page 109.
Lower: STILT SANDPIPER. Stilt sandpiper, immature, Ithaca, New York; presented by Dr. Arthur A. Allen.

PLATE 21. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
Upper: Nesting site of long-billed dowitcher, Yukon Delta, Alaska, June 20, 1914; a photograph taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author.
Lower: Long-billed dowitcher, Monterey County, California, October 10, 1913; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.

PLATE 22. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
Upper: Distant view of long-billed dowitcher's nest, St. Michael, Alaska, June 9, 1914.
Lower: Nearer view of same nest. Both photographs taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author, referred to on page 117.

PLATE 23. KNOT.
Upper: Knot on its nest.
Lower: Nest and eggs of knot. Both photographs taken by Dr. W. Elmer Ekblaw at North Star Bay, Greenland, in June, 1916; presented by him and by courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, referred to on page 135.

PLATE 24. KNOT. Nesting site of knot, near Sheridan River, Grinnell Land, June 27, 1909; a photograph taken by Admiral Robert E. Peary, loaned by Mr. H. F. Witherby, and published on the author's own responsibility, referred to on page 135.

PLATE 25. KNOT.
Upper: Knot on its nest.
Lower: Nest and eggs of knot, near Sheridan River, Grinnell Land, June 27, 1909. Both photographs taken by Admiral Peary and published under the same circumstances as plate 24, referred to on page 135.

PLATE 26. PURPLE SANDPIPER.
Upper: Purple sandpiper on its nest, Spitsbergen, July 2, 1922; presented by Maj. W. M. Congreve.
Lower: Purple sandpipers on the rocks at Scituate, Massachusetts, December 28, 1926; presented by Dr. John B. May.

PLATE 27. ALEUTIAN SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nest and eggs of Aleutian sandpiper.
Lower: Downy young of Aleutian sandpiper. Both photographs taken by Mr. Alfred M. Bailey at Emma Harbor, Providence Bay, Siberia, July 4, 1921; presented by him and by courtesy of the Colorado Museum of Natural History, referred to on page 162.

PLATE 28. ALEUTIAN SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nesting site of Aleutian sandpiper.
Lower: Nest and eggs of Aleutian sandpiper. Both photographs taken by the author on Kiska Island, Alaska, June 18, 1911, referred to on page 161.

PLATE 29. PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nesting site of pectoral sandpiper.
Lower: Nest and eggs of pectoral sandpiper. Both photographs taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author at St. Michael, Alaska, June 9, 1914, referred to on page 172.

PLATE 30. PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
Upper: Pectoral sandpiper, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, September, 1924; presented by Mr. Edward S. Thomas.
Lower: Downy young pectoral sandpipers, St. Michael, Alaska, June 27, 1914; a photograph taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author.

PLATE 31. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nest and eggs of white-rumped sandpiper, June 23, 1925.
Lower: White-rumped sandpiper on its nest, June 21, 1925. Both photographs taken by Mr. J. Dewey Soper at Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island; presented by him, and by courtesy of the Department of Mines, Canada, referred to on page 183.

PLATE 32.
Upper: SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER. Sharp-tailed sandpipers, Alice Downs, Queensland, Australia; a photograph taken by Mr. D. W. Gaukrodger and presented by Mr. W. B. Alexander.
Lower: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Downy young white-rumped sandpiper, Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, July 13, 1925; presented by Mr. J. Dewey Soper and by courtesy of the Department of Mines, Canada.

PLATE 33. BAIRD SANDPIPER. Upper: Nest and eggs of Baird sandpiper, Griffin Point, Alaska, June 24, 1914. Lower: Baird sandpiper on above nest. Both photographs presented by Mr. Joseph Dixon, referred to on page 195.

PLATE 34. BAIRD SANDPIPER.
Upper: Young Baird sandpiper, Herschell Island, Yukon, July 30, 1914.
Lower: Nest and eggs of Baird sandpiper, Griffin Point, Alaska, July 11, 1914. Both photographs presented by Mr. Joseph Dixon.

PLATE 35. LEAST SANDPIPER.
Upper: Least sandpiper incubating.
Lower: Least sandpiper at its nest. Both photographs taken by Mr. Herbert K. Job, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, June 18, 1921, and presented by him.

PLATE 36. LEAST SANDPIPER.
Upper: Least sandpiper feeding, Carpinteria, California, August 13, 1917; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.
Lower: Nest and eggs of least standpiper, Magdalen Islands, Quebec; presented by Mr. P. B. Philipp.

PLATE 37. RED-BACKED SANDPIPER. Upper: Flock of red-backed sandpipers and one turnstone, Gimli, Manitoba, May 24, 1922; presented by Mr. A. G. Lawrence. Lower: Nest and eggs of red-backed sandpiper, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, June 25, 1922; presented by Mr. Alfred M. Bailey and by courtesy of the Colorado Museum of Natural History.

PLATE 38. CURLEW SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nest and eggs of curlew sandpiper, near Golchika, Yenisei River, July 7, 1914.
Lower: Site of above nest. Both photographs presented by Mrs. Maud D. (Haviland) Brindley, referred to on page 233.

PLATE 39. SPOON-BILL SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nesting site of spoonbill sandpiper, Providence Bay, Siberia, June 22, 1913.
Lower: Nest and eggs of spoonbill sandpiper, in above locality. Both photographs presented by Mr. Joseph Dixon, referred to on page 239.

PLATE 40. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.
Upper: Pair of semipalmated sandpipers, near their young, Griffin Point, Alaska, July 2, 1914.
Lower: Nest and eggs of semipalmated sandpiper, Griffin Point, Alaska, July 12, 1914. Both photographs presented by Mr. Joseph Dixon.

PLATE 41. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Semipalmated sandpipers; presented by Mr. A. Brooker Klugh.

PLATE 42. WESTERN SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nesting site of western sandpiper, Yukon Delta, Alaska.
Lower: Nest and eggs of western sandpiper, Yukon Delta, Alaska, June 16, 1914. Both photographs taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author.

PLATE 43. WESTERN SANDPIPER.
Upper: Nest and eggs of western sandpiper, Wales, Alaska, June 25, 1922; presented by Mr. Alfred M. Bailey and by courtesy of the Colorado Museum of Natural History.
Lower: Downy young western sandpipers, Yukon Delta, Alaska, June 23, 1914; a photograph taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey for the author.

PLATE 44. SANDERLING.
Upper: Nesting site of sanderling, northeastern Greenland, July, 1908.
Lower: Sanderling on its nest in above locality. Both photographs presented by Mr. A. L. V. Manniche, referred to on page 267.

PLATE 45. SANDERLING. Upper: Nest and eggs of sanderling, northeastern Greenland, 77° north. Lower: Downy young sanderlings, 3, 7 and 11 days old. Both photographs presented by Mr. A. L. V. Manniche.

PLATE 46. SANDERLING.
Upper: Sanderlings on the beach, Staten Island, New York, October 12, 1909; presented by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves.
Lower: Immature sanderling, Ithaca, New York; presented by Dr. Arthur A. Allen.

PLATE 47. MARBLED GODWIT.
Upper: Nest and eggs of marbled godwit, Reedy Lake, Saskatchewan, June 8, 1905.
Lower: Another nest, Hay Lake, Saskatchewan, June 5, 1905. Both photographs taken by the author, referred to on page 279.

PLATE 48. MARBLED GODWIT.
Upper: Distant view of marbled godwit on its nest, Hay Lake, Saskatchewan, June 9, 1906.
Lower: Close up view of same bird. Both photographs taken by the author, referred to on page 280.

PLATE 49. MARBLED GODWIT.
Upper: Marbled godwits on the beach at Santa Barbara, California, May 4, 1914; presented by Mr. W. Leon Dawson.
Lower: Nest and eggs of marbled godwit, same as shown on plate 48, taken by the author.

PLATE 50. PACIFIC GODWIT. Upper: Nest and eggs of Pacific godwit, Hooper Bay, Alaska; presented by Mr. Herbert W. Brandt. Lower: Downy young Pacific godwits, Yukon Delta, Alaska, July 2, 1914; a photograph taken by Mr. F. Seymour Hersey, for the author.

PLATE 51.
Upper: BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. Black-tailed godwit coming onto its nest; presented by Prof. Julian S. Huxley.
Lower: REDSHANK. Nest and eggs of redshank; presented by Mr. C. W. Colthrup.

PLATE 52. GREATER YELLOW-LEGS. Greater yellow-legs, Lyon, Michigan, April 25, 1924; presented by Mr. Walter E. Hastings.

PLATE 53. LESSER YELLOW-LEGS. Upper: Nesting site of lesser yellow-legs, Belvedere, Alberta, June 3, 1923; presented by Mr. J. Fletcher Street. Lower: Nest and eggs of yellow-legs, Belvedere, Alberta, June 4, 1923; presented by Mr. George H. Stuart, 3rd. Both referred to on page 337.

PLATE 54. LESSER YELLOW-LEGS.
Upper: Nesting site of lesser yellow-legs, near Belvedere, Alberta; presented by Mr. Richard C. Harlow.
Lower: Nest and eggs of lesser yellow-legs in the same general locality; presented by Mr. Richard H. Rauch. Both referred to on page 338.

PLATE 55. LESSER YELLOW-LEGS.
Upper: Lesser yellow-legs; presented by Mr. A. Brooker Klugh.
Lower: Downy young lesser yellow-legs, Belvedere, Alberta; presented by Mr. J. Fletcher Street, referred to on page 338.