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Order Limicol.^ Shore Birds, 

 phalaropodid^ phalaropes. 



63. Phalaropus julicarius. Red Phalarope. A rare accidental 

 visitor. Two only have been taken here, one October 21st, 1886, 

 bv Mr. E. White; the other September 1st, 1888, by Mr. G. R. 

 White. 



64. Lobipes lobatus, Northern Phalarope. Rarer than the 

 preceding species. A specimen was shot September 10th, 1890, 

 at Burritt's Rapids, and identified by Mr. A. G. Kingston. 



SCOLOPACID^ snipes, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 



65. Philohela minor, Woodcock. A moderately common 

 summer resident. Extreme dates are: May 8th, 1908. and 

 October 31st, 1908, when Mr. Bedard. Jr., saw a flock of eleven 

 on Kettle Island, out of which he took several. This is con- 

 siderably after the soft spongy ground in the woods, out of 

 which they extract their staple article of food, earthworms, is 

 frozen over several times. 



66. Gallinago delicata, Wilson's Snipe, Jack-snipe. An 

 abundant migrant and moderately common breeder. Extreme 

 dates: April 14th (1904), and November Sth (1906), at which 

 latter date Mr. N. Lachance shot one at Shirley's Bay, which he 

 gave-to the writer. 



67. Macrorhamphus griseus, Dowitcher. A rare accidental 

 visitor. A pair were shot May 22nd, 1890, by Mr. E. White. 



68. Tringa caniitus. Knot. Rare, accidental visitor. A male in 

 full breeding plumage was shot by Mr. E. White on June 4th, 1890. 



69. Arquatella maritima, Purple Sandpiper. Rare, acci- 

 dental visitor. One was shot on the Rideau, October 29th, 1885, 

 by Mr. W. Forbes. 



70. Pisohia maculata, Pectoral Sandpiper. A common mi- 

 grant in spring and fall. Extreme dates, April 14th, 1909, when 

 several were taken by Mr. E. Bedard, and October 28th, 1907, 

 when Mr. N. Lachance shot one on Shirley's Bay. 



71. Pisohia fuscicollis, White-rumped Sandpiper. A rare 

 migrant. One was shot in 1883, and two on the 8th, one on the 

 18th, and two on the 27th of October, 1884, three by Mr. E. 

 White and two by Mr. S. Herring. 



72. Pisohia hairdii, Baird's Sandpiper. A very rare acci- 

 dental visitor, the only record being one taken bv Mr. G. White, 

 September 11th, 1894. 



73. Pisohia minutilla. Least Sandpiper. A moderately com- 

 mon migrant. I took one in Hull, September 6th, 1905. 



74. Pelidna alp in a sakhalina. Red-backed Sandpiper. A 

 rare migrant. On October 28th, 1908, Mr. E. Bedard shot three 

 immature ones. 



