sanderling

[Named from its method of seeking its food. (See extract.)] Ornith.: Callidris arenaria , described by Saunders as "a Tringa without a hind toe," a winter visitant, arriving about the beginning of August and leaving about April. The adult male is about eight inches long, female slightly larger. The summer plumage is somber on the upper surface, edged with red, the whole becoming light ash-gray in winter; under surface pure white.