No. 20.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. 55 



Connecticut records. Merriam^ characterizes it as " not rare 

 during the migrations." Linsley took it at Stratford. Aug. 21, 

 1874, Saybrook, two shot by W. W. C, one in collection of J. 

 H. S. ; Aug. 20, 1892, Grove Beach, Clinton, a young male, Aug. 

 15, 1894, a young male and two young females (H. W. F.) ; 

 July, 1892, and 1894, Stamford (Schaler) ; Aug. 27, 1897, Guil- 

 ford, a young female (L. B. B.) ; Capt. Jas. Holt of Lyme in- 

 formed W. E. T. that he had seen eight (about 1893). 



Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus (Say). Long-billed 

 Dowitcher. 



The only record for Connecticut is that of an adult taken on 

 the Quinnipiac Marshes, North Haven, Aug. 5, 1886, by Dr. E. 

 L. Munson (in coll. of L. C. S.). 



Micropalama himantopus (Bonaparte). Stilt Sandpiper. 



A rare straggler in May, August, and September. 



Connecticut records. June, 1874, three, Aug. 30, 1886, Quin- 

 nipiac Marshes, North Haven (in coll. of Dr. E. L. R. Thomp- 

 son), incorrectly reported in Merriam^ and O. and O.^ as Curlew 

 Sandpipers (corrected by L. C. S.) ; Sept. 16, 1886, same locality, 

 one young taken (E. L. Munson) f Sept. 17, 1886, near New 

 Haven (in coll. of L. C. S.) ; Aug. 20, 1892, Grove Beach, Clin- 

 ton, adult female taken (H. W. F.) ; May 30, 1894, West Haven, 

 adult female taken (L. B. B.). 



Tringa canutus Linnaeus. Knot. 



A rare straggler on the coast in the spring and fall. Formerly 

 " common during migrations."* 



Connecticut records. Merriam records that W. W. C. has 

 " found it about the Connecticut River near Middletown in sum- 

 mer "* [probably a misunderstanding as to species (J. H. S.)]. 

 Aug. 21, 1874, Saybrook (J. H. S.) ; Sept. 20, 1882, West Haven, 

 one taken (A. H. Baldwin) ; Sept. 9, 1885, same place, one young 

 taken (Munson, in coll. of L. C. S.) ; Sept. 25, 1903, same place, 

 young male (A. Ganung, in coll. of L. B. B.) ; Jas. Holt of Lyme 



'Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 105. 

 ' Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 106. 

 ' O. and O., xii, 9, p. 156. 

 * Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 107. 



