1898] Notes on the Birds of Kings Co., N.S. 175 



Philohela minor {Gmel.) Woodcock. 



Common from May till November. Nests in suitable 

 localities. 

 Gallmago delicata {Ord.) Wilson's Snipe. 



Common from May till November. Several of these birds 

 spend each winter about a series of sheltered springs which 

 remain open during the entire year and keep the ground soft 

 even in the most severe winter weather. 

 Macorhamphus griseus <Gmi'/.) Dowitchek. 



A rare fall migrant. 



Tring'a canutus {Linn.) Knoi. 



Rather rare fall migrant, passing here in August and 

 September. 



Tringa maculata {Vieill) Pectoral Sandpipbr. 



Common fall migrant. They frequent the salt marshes, but 

 never the mud flats or the beach. 



Tringa fuscicoliis {Vioill.) While Rumped Sandpiper. 



Fairly common during the fall migration which occurs in 

 September and October. They frequent the beach and salt 

 marsh. 



Tringa minutilla [Viei/7.) Least Sandpiper. 



Abundant during the migrations, especially the autumn. 

 Going northward they pa^ this locality in late April and early 

 May. On the southward journey they are common from the 

 middle of July till October. They frequent the mud tiats and 

 salt marshes. 



Tringa alpina pacifica {Coues.) Red Backed Sandpiper. 



A rather uncommon autumn migrant. Observed on the 

 Long Island beach during September. 



Ereunetes pusillus {Linn.) Si.mi palmated Sandpiper. 



Very abundant during the migration. At the height of the 

 fall migration, about August 15th, they are found in myriads 

 on the sand beaches along Minas Basin. By the ist '^f October 

 all but a few scattered ones have moved southward. 



