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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



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these birds, hundreds being killed; they were also noted during 

 September and October, '79, and October, '81 (Small). 



Order LIMICOL^:— Shore Birds. 

 Family PnALAROPODiDiE — Phalaropes. 



Crymophilus fulicarius (222). Red Phalarope. 



"A species of circumpolar distribution during summer" 

 (Key, 614). "South in winter to Middle States" (Manual, 

 144). "A young bird taken on the Eastern Branch of the 

 Potomac near Washington, D. C, by Mr. F. S. Webster, on 

 October 17, '85, is now in the National Museum" (Smith. 

 Keport, '87, 603). 



Phalaropus lobatus (223). Northern Phalarope. 



Circumpolar, like the last species, but coming much further 

 south in winter. Under date of May 28, '95, Mr. C. W. Rich- 

 mond writes me from Washington, "one was taken here in 

 September, '91, by Mr. Thomas Marron off Navy Yard bridge; 

 the specimen is now in the National Museum." 



Family Recurvirostrid^ — Stilts. 

 Himantopus mexicanus (226). Black-necked Stilt. 



Uncommon on the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine ; now 

 rare, it may yet occur on the ocean front of Maryland. " For- 

 merly it bred regularly in Cape May County, N. J., and on 

 Egg Island, Delaware Bay (Turnbull, '69). We know of no 

 recent captures of this species " (Birds E. Pa. and N. J., 70). 



Family Scolopacid^ — Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



Scolopax rusticola (227). European Woodcock. 



Straggling from Europe, this species has been taken quite 

 close to Maryland, but as far as I know not within the state. 

 "In the early part of November, '86, Mr. D. N. McFarland, 



