P. De Benedetti 1965 Tryngites subnutricollis 12 June Barrow, Alaska - I flew up to Rob Flannelton + me at the UOTLance, going over us and landing behind a mound a short distance away; before we could get to it it jumped up, flew back over us and out away towards the Beach ridge. When it flew over it was entirely buffy on the underparts contrasting with chocolate wing - lining and above it showed very little pattern; its breast appeared to be a bit darker, and it was silent. It was larger than a dunlin, smaller than a plover. 17 June Watched a single bird for some time as it fed on the largest parts of a level area in open sandy areas or wet, almost dry, sort. It fed by rapid peeks and now about constantly between peeks. It covered about 20 ft while I watched, excluding two fights totaling about the same lengths and stayed with 4 dunlin part of the twin, although the two ignored each other. It was silent. It is a big-bodied, big-headed bird with a thin black bill and fluorescent orange-yellow legs; the back is sharply black spotted and the sides of the breast are lightly streaked and its lower belly is paler than the rest of the underparts; the bill is very thin like a Northern Phalarope. In fight it shows no pattern above although the tail, which is almost pointed, is marked with fine black transverse bars; the wings are bordered with darker color beneath.