AVES. 81 



LIMICOLAE. 



SCOLOPACIDAE. 



(Muskeget, about 1869, New Bedford). May 2-31 (June 17); 

 July S-Sept. 11. 



R. I. Rare migrant coastwise, mainly in fall. May; July 2- 

 Sept. 18. 



Conn. Formerly a rare summer resident (Madison, Stratford), 

 now only a rare migrant. May; (summer); Aug. 9-Oct. Eggs, 

 June 5, 1873. 



155. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus (Brewster) 

 A. O. U. eomm. 



Western willet. 



Sympliemia semipalmata inornata Brewst., Auk, 1887, vol. 4, 

 p. 145. "Larimer County, Colorado." 



Totanus semipalmatus Temm. Swainson and Richardson, Fauna 

 Boreali-Amer., 1831, vol. 2, p. 388, pi. 67. 



Salt and fresh marshes, and beaches; nests on the ground. 



Mass. Rare fall migrant : Newburvport, Aug. 5, 1908 (and 

 probably most of those now found). 



Conn. Rare fall migrant: Stony Creek, Aug. 15, 1S97, and 

 other fall birds. 



156. Pavoncella pugnax (Linne) Leach. 

 Ruff (c?); Reeve (9). 



Tringa pugnax Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 148. 

 "in Euro pa minus boreali." 



Machetes pugnax Linne. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871-81, 

 vol. 8, p. [87], pis. [557, 558]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 135, pi. 42, 

 figs. 4, 6. 



Shores and marshes; nests on the ground. 



Me. Accidental from Old World: Camden, Sept. 14, 1900; 

 Scarborough, April 10, 1870; Upton, Sept. 8, 1874. 



