1 84 BIRDS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



198. Wilson's Snipe 



199. Dowitcher 



200. Long-billed Dowitcher 



201. Stilt Sandpiper 



202. Pectoral Sandpiper 



203. Baird's Sandpiper 



204. Least Sandpiper 



205. Red-backed Sandpiper.. 



206. Sernipalmated Sandpiper 



207. Western Sandpiper 



208. Sanderliug 



209. Greater Yellow-legs 



210. Yellow-legs 



1^ 



211. Solitary Sandpiper 



212. Willet 



213. Ruff 



214. Bartrarnian Sandpiper. 



215. Spotted Sandpiper 



216. Long-billed Curlew.. .. 



217. Red Phalarope 



218. Northern Phalarope 



219. King Rail 



220. Clapper Rail 



221. Virginia Rail. 



222. Sora 



223. Yellow Rail 



224. Black Rail 



225. Florida Gallinule. 



226. American Coot 



227. Sandhill Crane .... 



X 



{Remains in ve ry 

 mild winters only. 

 ) One record : Sept. 

 \ 1879. 



J One Instance : April, 

 I 1884. 



i One record : Sept. 8, 

 \ 1885. 



April; Aug. to Oct. 

 Two records; Sept, 

 3, 1894, and Sept. 

 25, 1894. 

 May; Aug. to Oct. 

 April ; Oct. 

 May; Aug. to Oct. 

 Sept. 



Sept. and Oct. 

 J April and May ; July 

 I to Oct. or later, 

 ( April and May; Aug, 

 I to Oct, or later, 

 j April and May; July 

 I to Nov. 



( In one instance; 



I Sept. 3, 1894. 



J March to May ; July 



( to Sept. 



April to Sept. or later. 



J One record : Oct. 17, 



■j 1885, 



J One record : Aug. 31, 



1 1891. 



May occur in winter. 



i One record : Sept. 8, 



■) 1882. 



j May remain until 



'/ winter. 



j March to May ? and 



I Aug. to Nov. 

 March to April or 

 May? and Sept.? to 

 Nov. 



j Sept.; Oct. Few rec- 

 ords. 

 April — ; Aug. to Oct. 

 Possible in mid- 

 winter. 



j March to May ; Sept. 



I to Oct. or later. 



S One instance years 



"I ago. 



* Rare at this season. 



