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Tringa Temminckii, Leisler. 



Leimonites Temminckii, Kaup. 



Tringa pusilla, 'Linn." Nuttall, Man. ii. 1824, 117. (Nee Linn.) 



This species; a specimen of which we have never had the pleasure of ex- 

 amining, is given by Nuttall as an inhabitant of North America, though in all 

 probability upon insufficient or erroneous data. 



Limicola PYGM.EA, Koch. 



Numenius pygm cells, Latham. 



Tringa elorioideb, Vieillot, fide Parzudaki. 



Tringa platyrhyncha, Temminck. Nuttall, Man. 1834, ii. 114. 



This marked and very curious Sandpiper is stated by Nuttall to be " of very 

 rare occurrence in the United States." I have never seen an American speci- 

 men, and its existence in that country must be considered as extremely 

 doubtful. 



In addition to the above, nearly all the short-billed species of Totanince were 

 considered by the older authors as Tringece. Tringa rufescens, Vieill. of authors, 

 though given as a Tringa as late as 1842, by Audubon, is in all essentials a 

 true Tatler, and very closely related to Actiturus, Bonaparte. 



August Qlh. 

 Vice President Bridges in the Chair. 



Thirteen members present. 



The death of Dr. George Spackman, a member, at Philadelphia, 

 on the 3d inst., aged 56, was announced. 



On leave granted, the Committees appointed on the papers by 

 Messrs. Abbott, Elliott and Coues, read in July, were permitted to 

 report, and the papers were ordered to be printed in the Proceedings 

 for July. 



August 13th. 



Dr. Leidy in the Chair. 



Nine members present. 



The following papers were presented for publication : 



" On three new forms of Rattlesnakes," by Robert Kennicott. 



" Notes and Descriptions of Anoles," by E. D. Cope. 



" Notes on the Ornithology of Labrador," by Elliott Coues. 



August 27th. 



Dr. Leidy in the Chair. 



Twelve members present. 



On report of the respective Committees, the following papers were 

 ordered to be published in the Proceedings : 



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