180 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XX.2,3&4. 



Family CHARADRIDAE Plovers, Sandpipers, etc. 

 89. Gallinago delicata Ord. Wilson's Snipe. 

 Gallinago wilsoni. Leotaud No. 253. 

 Seen at Harmony Hall on July 3, 1919. 



90. Heteropygia pectoralis Say. Chirp, Couchant or 



Pectoral Sandpiper. 

 Tringa maculata Leotaud No. 247. 



These birds are common in the fall of each year on their migration 

 southward. 



On October 12, 1919 I obtained the stomachs of ten specimens 

 shot on the Oropuche Lagoon of which the contents were as follows : 



(1) 36 Noctuid caterpillars (Cut- worms), two small beetles, a 



few small stones and traces of grass. 



(2) About 40 caterpillars. 



(3) 40 caterpillars and two small beetles. 



(4) 34 caterpillars, 2 small stones and one small seed. 



(5) 15 caterpillars, 10 small seeds and remains of a beetle. 



(6) 29 caterpillars. 



(7) 15 caterpillars, 3 small beetles, 4 small stones. 



(8) 55 caterpillars, one small seed. 



(9) 6 caterpillars, 20 small seeds, 2 small snails. 

 (10) 15 caterpillars. 



When one considers that these ten birds were responsible for the 

 death of two hundred and eighty-five caterpillars, presumably 

 within a few hours, it seems a pity from an agricultural point of view 

 that they are welcomed chiefly by the guns of sportsmen after their 

 long flight across the sea. 



91. Ereunetes pusillus, Linn. Becasse or Knit. 

 Heteropoda semipalmata. Leotaud No. 249. 

 Two specimens v/ere shot at the Oropuche Lagoon on October 12, 

 1919. The stomach contents were as foUov/s : 



(1) Several small black beetles and seeds. 



(2) About 20 small black beetles and five small beetle grubs. 



92. Tolanus melanoleucus Gmel. Greater Yellow Legs or Pika. 



Leotaud No. 237. 

 The stomach of one shot in the Oropuche Lagoon on October 12, 

 1919 contained only parts of a small beetle. 



