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Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringidæ.
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A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
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A small shorebird with short legs that searches for food along the sandy shore.
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Any of a large variety of small and medium sized wading birds of the family Scolopacidæ. Limited to two breeding species in the BWCA, the Solitary Sandpiper ( Tringa solitaria), and the Spotted Sandpiper ( Actitis macularia).
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