pectoral sandpiper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pectoral sandpiper
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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And this is where we bring in the pectoral sandpiper.
From Scientific American • Oct. 8, 2012
It is a birders' ecstasy for a few minutes�a blue-winged teal, a pectoral sandpiper, a black-bellied plover.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wireworms and their adult forms, click beetles, are devoured by the northern phalarope, woodcock, jacksnipe, pectoral sandpiper, killdeer, and upland plover.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
They are eaten by the Wilson phalarope, avocet, black-necked stilt, pectoral sandpiper, killdeer, and upland plover.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
Adults and larvae of these flies have been found in the stomachs of the dowitcher, the pectoral sandpiper, the hudsonian godwit, and the killdeer.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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