June, 1919] Birds of the Katmai Region 481 



Pissobia minutilla (Vieillot) Least Sandpiper. 



A few specimens Were observed on the beach near the mouth 

 of Katmai River and one specimen was taken July 23. 



Pelidna alpina pacifica Coues. Red-breasted Sandpiper. 



One specimen taken August 23, on a sandy beach near the 

 mouth of Katmai River. I did not find it in numbers at any 

 time. 



Ereunetes mauri Cabinis. Western Sandpiper. 



Large flocks were common on sandy stretches of beach for 

 several days. Taken July 23 and August 2, and observed 

 frequently for a longer period. ■ . 



Glottis melanoleuca (Gmelin). Greater Yellow-legs. 



This species nests commonly along the coast of Katmai Bay 

 and several pairs were seen. It is very noisy in the vicinity of 

 its nest and young. Some pairs found something to scream 

 about most of the time night and day. When some of our party 

 were not passing their way it seemed that some animal or other 

 was bothering. We often wondered when they found time to 

 eat, and feed and care for their young. Their notes may be 

 heard plainly for a half mile or more and during the time they 

 think they are being imposed upon at their nesting grounds, 

 they spend part of the time on the ground and part perched on 

 the tips of the taller trees in the vicinity, and as they appear 

 very nervous and change from one to the other often much 

 time is consumed on the wing and the antics they perform in the 

 air are difficult to describe. It was sport to tease them when we 

 could do it as well as not without wasting valuable time for 

 that purpose alone, but the birds proved to be so much more 

 persistent than we were and seemed never to tire of screaming 

 and performing air antics that we usually retired from the con- 

 flict and left the birds screaming long after we were thoroughly 

 tired of their noise and more than willing to forget it. 



Heteroscelis incanus (Gmelin). Wandering Tattler. 



A pair of these birds was observed along a rocky coast on 

 Katmai Bay, August 3. They took wing several yards ahead of 

 us and alighted again further on, repeating the procedure sev- 

 eral times and making their characteristic sounds every time 

 they took wing, finally going far out over the water and drop- 



