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Stilt Sandpiper {Micropalama himantopus) . — September 8, 1885 (H. W. 



Henshaw); one, October 26, 1916 (F. Harper); one, September 6, 1918 



(A. H. Hardisty). 

 White-rumped Sandpiper {Pisobia fuscicollis). — One, October 8 and 24, 



1916 (F. Harper); four, May 11, 1917 (W. Palmer); one, September 20, 



1918 (A. H. Hardisty). 

 Baird's Sandpiper {Pisobia bairdii). — Septembers, 1894 (Spec.U. S. Nat. 



Mus.); September 25, 1894 (W. Palmer). 

 Red-backed Sandpiper (Pelidna alpina sakhalinn). — October 22, 1842 



(Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); April 22, 1887 (W. Palmer) ; September 25, 1894 



(E. M. Hasbrouck); flock, October 15, 1916 (F. Harper)— November 1, 



1916 (H. C. Oberholser); May 11-12, 1917 (H. C. Oberholser); October 



17, 1918 (A. H. Hardisty) ; April 24 (Richmond MS.), year not recorded. 

 Western Sandpiper (Ereunetes mauri). — September 8, 1894 (W. Palmer) ; 



September 11, 14 and 22, 1894 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); August 21 and 



September 3, 1897 (W. Palmer); September 25, 1919 (Spec. U. S. Nat. 



Mus.). 

 Sanderling (Crocethia alba). — September, 1874 (Richmond MS.); one, 



October 24, 1885 (Richmond MS.); three, September 22, 1894 (W. 



Palmer); two, September 26-30, 1898 (Richmond MS.); September 27, 



1898 (E. A. Preble). 

 Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmahis semipalmatus) . — A flock, August 



10-11, 1893 (W. Palmer); one, May 16, 1917 (F. M. Bailey); other 



records without dates. 

 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax). — September 3, 1894 (W. Palmer). 

 Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus americanus). — One, April 



11, 1842 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.). 

 Black-bellied Plover (Squatarola squatarola cynosurae). — Three, Sep- 

 tember 26, 1914 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); one, October 24, 1916 (H. C. 



Oberholser); one, October 26, 1919 (A. Wetmore). 

 Golden Plover {Pluvialis dominica dominica). — Once taken (D. W. 



Prentiss). 

 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus). — August 26, 1877 



(W. Palmer); May 9, 1879 (Richmond MS.); May 3, 1884 (Richmond 



MS.); August 22, 1892 (E. M. Hasbrouck); August 30 to September 22, 



1894 (Richmond MS.); August 21, 1897 (Richmond MS.); May 16-25, 



1906 (D. E. Lantz); May 10, 1907 (D. E. Lantz); May 10, 1909 (E. A. 



Preble); June, year not recorded (Spec. Brit. Mus.). 

 Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). — March 25, 1881 (Richmond MS.); 



May 3, 1884 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.). 

 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria inierpres rnorinella). — Three, about 1860 



(Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); two, May, 1881 (fide Smith and Palmer) ; June, 



1882 (fide Smith and Palmer); one, September 2, 1912 (E. R. Adams); 



other records without dates. 

 Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido). — One, April 10, 1859 (Proc. Biol. Soc. 



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