652 BIRDS OF SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. 



Family SCOLOPACI])^. Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 

 Genus GALLINAGO Lkacii. 



65. Gallinago delicata (Okd). Wilsou's Snipe. 



In December I found this bird ia several wet places near tlie river at 

 San Antonio, but it was not abundant, and at Beeville, on February 14, 

 one was seen near a pond. It is not in Hancock's list, but it undoubt- 

 edly occurs at Corpus Cliristi, as T saw two mounted s[)e(*imen8 wliicli 

 had been shot near that place. Brown did nor find it abundant at 

 Boerne, but Dresser found it very common at San Antonio, and siiot 

 one there as late as April 20. 



Genus MACRORHAMPHUS Lkach. 



66. Macrorhaniphus grLseus (Gmrl.). Dowitcber. 



Hancock took two specimens of this Snipe at Corpus Cliristi on March 

 2(». It was seen at San Antonio but once by Dresser, in July, 1804, 

 after a heavy rain when several were noted about a poiul. 



Genus MICROPALAMA Baihd. 



67. Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.). Stilt Sandpiper. 



"When out snipe shooting- on the 20th of November, 180.3, near San 

 Antonio, I shot one of these birds and saw another, which, however, 

 1 did not succeed in killing-" (Dresser). 



Genus TRINGA Lixx.t^us. 



68. Tringa maciilata ViEiLL. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



Brown obtained one specimen of this Sandpiper at Boerne on March 

 21. " In April, 1804, I observed several small Hocks of four or five at 

 the water holes near San Antonio, and in May shot three at Howard's 

 ranclio on the ]\Iedina" (Dresser). 



69. Tringa bairdii (Cotjks). Biiird's Sandpiper. 



Brown obtained one specimen only at Boerne on IMarch IG. 



Genus CALIDRIS Cuvier. 



70. Calidris arenaria (Lix.v.). Sanderling. 



Both Sennett and Hancock observed small groups of the Sanderling 

 scattered along the beach at Corpus Cliristi. The former saw them 

 there up to the time of his departure, April 1. 



Genus LIMOSA Brisson. 



71. Limosa fedoa (Lixx.). Marbled Godwit. 



This bird was observed near Corpus Christi by Sennett upon both of 

 his visits to that locality. During the last days of March he found them 

 in molt. 



