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FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Regular Visitants on the Coast — Continued 



**Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus. — Common winter 

 visitant and abundant spring and fall transient on all 

 coasts except in Cuba (where uncommon) ; most numer- 

 ous from August to October and March to early May. 



**Stilt Sandpiper, Micropalama himantopus. — Cuba coun- 

 terclockwise to Veracruz, but fairly numerous only in 

 northwestern quadrant and in Cuba; mainly April to 

 May and July to October, but unrecorded only in 

 January and February. 



**Semipalmated Sandpiper, Ereuneles pusillus. — Common 

 to abundant on all coasts, except from Tamaulipas to 

 Tabasco; least numerous in summer. 



♦♦Western Sandpiper, Ereuneles mauri. — Common to 

 abundant winter visitant and transient from Florida 

 west to Texas; infrequently recorded in Cuba and 

 Veracruz; uncommon on all coasts in summer. 



♦♦♦Marbled Godwit, Limosa fe.doa. — On all coasts; com- 

 mon to abundant in Florida and Texas, but rare to 

 uncommon elsewhere; mainly July to April. 



♦♦♦Sanderhng, Crocethia alba. — Common to abundant on 

 all coasts; least numerous in early summer. 



♦♦Herring Gull, Larus argenlalus. — Recorded on all coasts, 

 occurring mainly October to March and mainly around 

 northern half of Gulf, where abundant. 



♦♦♦California Gull, Larus californianus. — Winter visitant, 

 recorded only from Texas and Veracruz and from 

 October to June. 



♦♦Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis. — Fairly common 

 to common from Cuba counterclockwise to Texas, 

 mainly October to April. 



♦♦Franklin Gull, Larus pipixcan. — Florida and Louisiana 

 to Yucatdn, but recorded as abundant only in Texas, 

 in April and from September to December; no records 

 for July or August. 



♦♦Bonaparte Gull, Larus Philadelphia. — Cuba to Texas, 

 common except in Cuba, southern Florida, and south 

 Texas; mainly November to April, but unrecorded only 

 in July. 



♦♦Black Tern, Chlidonias niger. — Common transient on 

 all coasts, except in Cuba, where rare; mainly April 

 to June and July to October, but also in November 

 and December. 



♦♦Sharp- tailed Sparrow, Ammospiza caudacula. — Florida 

 west to Texas; common except in south Florida; mainly 

 October to March, but unrecorded only from June 

 to August. 



VISITANTS TO COAST NOT OF REGULAR ANNUAL OCCURRENCE 



♦♦♦Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata. — Several old, and 

 one recent, record from Florida (Hillsboro, November 

 23, 1949) ; four recent records from Texas (Galveston 

 Bay region, November 27-March 21). 



♦♦♦Holboell Grebe, Colymhus grisegena. — Several sight 

 records, most of them recent, from Florida and from 

 Rockport, Tex.; extreme dates: November to March. 



♦♦Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis. — Two records 

 at Rockport, Tex., one bird on December 12, 1936, and 

 four on February 2 and 4, 1949; also one seen at Pen- 

 sacola, November 12, 1927. 



♦♦♦Whisthng Swan, Cygnus columbianus. — Several records, 

 mostly November to March and most frequently from 

 northwest Florida, but including Louisiana and Texas; 

 formerly more numerous. 



♦♦♦Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator. — Several records, 

 Louisiana, Texas, and Tamaulipas, but all prior to 1916. 



♦♦♦American Brant, Branta bernicla. — Two old records 

 from Florida; also reported from vicinity of Rockport, 

 Texas, in 1910, 1938 (five on October 5 and 19; two on 

 November 8) and 1950 (one on April 22). 



♦♦Ross's Goose, Chen rossii. — Twice taken in Louisiana 

 (1910 and 1916); twice observed at Cove, Texas, in 

 1948 and November 22, 1950. 



♦♦♦Harlequin Duck, Hislrionicus histrionicus . — Two seen 

 on January 14, 1945, near Rockport, Texas, and one on 

 January 29 at Aransas Refuge; also single old records 

 for Florida and Louisiana. 



♦♦♦Surf-bird, Aphriza virgaia. — One seen at Port 'Aransas 

 (April 1-12, 1951). 



♦♦Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis. — Two reported from 

 Galveston Island, Texas, April 29, 1945; not otherwise 

 recorded from the Gulf coast in over 50 years. 



♦♦♦Purple Sandpiper, Erolia maritima. — One collected at 

 Marco, Florida, November 1886; five seen at St. 

 Joseph Bay, Florida, May 29, 1948 (Hallman in lilt.) 



♦♦♦Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Erolia acuminata. — One re- 

 ported at Galveston, Texas, March 21, 1948. 



♦♦♦Curlew Sandpiper, Erolia ferruginea. — One seen April 

 13, 1947, Galveston Island, Texas. 



♦♦♦Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus. — Several records, 

 Florida, Mississippi, and Texas; December 22 to May 

 10. 



♦♦♦Iceland Gull, Larus leucopterus. — One taken at 

 Crystal River, Florida, February 9, 1927, and another 

 photographed from the Long Key viaduct, Florida, 

 January 6, 1950 (Cruickshank, 1951: 113). 



♦♦♦Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus. — One seen at 

 Rockport, Texas, February 21-27, 1949; two old and 

 indefinite Florida records, as well as two immature 

 birds seen on Matecumbe Key, Florida, February 4, 

 1935 (Broun, 1935: 320). 



♦♦♦Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus. — One reported 

 at Key West, Florida, March 10, 1938. 



♦♦♦Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus. — One seen at 

 Tampa Bay, Florida, March 2, 1948 (Cruickshank, 

 1949: 205); one taken in Bay of Campeche near Vera- 

 cruz, February 1912. 



