72 Tra7is. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



255. ToTAXis FLAViPES (Gmcl.)- Yellow-legs. 



Scolopax flaripes. Gambetta flavipes. Lesser Tell-tale or Yellowshanks. 



Geog. Dist. — Nearly the whole of America; breeding from 

 northern United States to Arctic ocean, chiefly in the interior; 

 migrating south in winter to southern South America. Much 

 rarer west of the Rocky Mountains. 



In Missouri the Yellow-legs is a common transient visitant oc- 

 curring sometimes in very large fiocks from the middle of March 

 to the middle of May, and in smaller numbers from August 2 

 to the middle of October. 



256. Helodromas solitarius (Wils.). Solitary Sandpiper. 



Tringa solitaria. Totanus solitarius. Rhyacophilus solitarius. Totanus 

 chloropygius. Wood Tattler. Tip-up. 



Geog. Dist. — Eastern North America, west to Utah, Wyoming, 

 British Columbia and Alaska. Breeds locally within the north- 

 ern and western United States, but chiefly northward through 

 the Northwest Provinces to latitude 64°. Winters in South 

 America. 



In Missouri a common transient visitant, never in flocks, but 

 scattered along water-courses and even small pools throughout 

 the state from April 15 to May 25, and from August 1 to October 

 10, chiefly from August 20 to September 25. Latest in spring. 

 May 27, 1894, Keokuk; and in fall, October 9, 1902, Jasper Co. 



258. Symphemia SEMiPALMATA (Gmel.). Willet. 



Scolopax semipalmata. Totanus semipalmatus. Semipalmated Tattler. 



Geog. Dist. — Eastern North America, north to British Prov- 

 inces, west to the Mississippi. Breeds from Florida to New 

 Jersey, rarely northward. South in winter to West Indies and 

 South America. 



Formerly not separated from the western Willet from which 

 it differs very little. Records for Willets do not show which of 

 the two subspecies is meant, but both may occur in Missouri, 

 the one in the eastern, the other in the western part. 



258a. Symphemia semipalm.\ta inornata Brewster. Western 

 Willet. 



Geog. Dist. — Western North America, east to the Mississippi 

 Valley, north to latitude 56°. Breeds from Texas and Louisiana 

 northward and winters in Mexico. 



