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place three were seen as early as August 28 ; the date of greatest abumlauce 

 was October 18, after which there was a rapid decrease, the last bii'd being seen 

 on November 9. At Santiago, however, these Snipe were numerous on No- 

 vember 17, and a single bird was flushed near the summit of the Sierra de la 

 Laguna, on November 28. Mr. Bryant " saw a few at Comondu in March and 

 April, 1888," and Mr. Anthony found them rare " in the region embraced in 

 his explorations (San Fernando to Ensenada) " (Bryant). 



Wilson's Snipe migrates as far southward as Central America, and breeds 

 from Oregon northward. 



Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (Sat). 

 Long-billed Dowitcher. 



At San Jose del Cabo Mr. Frazar killed nine Long-billed Dowitchers on 

 August 28, and during September and October large flocks were seen almost 

 daily. They were also very common at Santiago in November, the latest date 

 mentioned in Mr. Frazar's notes being the 17th. In view of these facts it 

 seems curious that the bird has not been previously reported from this region. 

 A little farther north, however, Mr. Bryant has found it ^ " common at Mag- 

 dalena Bay, where small flocks associated with willet and godwit," and still 

 more plentiful on mud flats along the estero to the northward of this Bay, where 

 it occurred in March. 



Red-breasted Snipe, presumably of this species, were found commonly on the 

 Pacific coast of Guatemala by Mr. Salvin,"'^ and specimens are said to have 

 been taken in Chili. Dr. Brewer gives its breeding range as extending "from 

 lat. 44° N. to the Arctic Ocean." 8 



Tringa maculata Vieill. 



Pectoral Sandpiper. 



This Sandpiper, also, is an addition to the fauna of the Cape Region. In- 

 deed, it does not seem to have been previously reported from any part of 

 Lower California. It is represented in Mr. Frazar's collection by nine speci- 

 mens taken at various dates between September 2 and October 24 at San 

 Jose del Cabo, where, according to the accompanying notes, it occurred in 

 considerable numbers. 



The Pectoral Sandpiper is " not rare at San Francisco Bay in winter," 

 according to Dr. Cooper,* but it does not appear to have been found in any 



1 Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2d ser., II. 1889, 272. 



2 Ibis, 1865, 191. 



3 Bairil, Brewer, and Ridgway, Water Birds N. Amer., 1. 1884, 197. 



4 Auk, III. 1886, 124. 



