176 The Ottawa Naturalist. [December 



Calidris arenaria {Linn) Svnderling. 



Fairly common on the sand beaches during the autumn 

 migration, from the middle of September till November. 

 Tetanus melanoleucus {Gmel.) Greater Yellow legs. 



Fairly common during the migrations. They pass here 

 going north about the first of May and going south from the 

 middle of July till November. About the middle of last June 

 one was observed here. 



Tetanus flavipes {Gmel.) Lesser Yellow-legs, 



Not quite so common as the preceding, and are not seen so 

 late in the fall. 



Tetanus solitarius ( IVi/s.) Solitarv Sandpiper. 



Quite common from the first of August till October. They 

 frequent small ponds and puddles with soft muddy borders. 



Bartramia longicauda (BeJist) Barframian Sandpiper. 



Rare. Several were observed on the Grand Pre, September, 

 1 896. 



Actitis macularia {Linn.) Spotted Sandpiper. 



Abundant from the middle of May till September. Fre- 

 quent the shores of rapid streams and upland ponds. 



Numenius hudsenicus {Latli.) Hudsonion Curlew. 

 Rare fall migrant. Observed in early September. 



Charadrius squatarola {Linn.) Black-Breasted Plover. 



A fairly common autumn migrant. August till November. 



Charadrius dominicus {Mull.) Golden Plover. 



A few years ago this bird was very common during the fall 

 migration. But the last few years they seem to have decreased 

 rapidly. Not more than one is observed to-day, for every 20 

 that could be seen six or eight years ago. They frequent the 

 salt marsh, sand beach and upland pasture. 



iEgialitis semipalmata [Bonap.) Semi-palmated Plovef. 



Quite common on the sand beaches from the middle of 

 July till October. Do not nest here. 





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