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in a distinct genus, instead of listing it in Charadrius as proposed by 

 Peters.'' 



Family SCOLOPACIDAE 



PHILOHELA MINOR (Gmelin): American Woodcock 



One was observed in Shady "Valley on June 11 and another at 

 5,000 feet elevation on Cosby Knob, in the Great Smoky Mountains, 

 on June 19. 



CAPELLA DELICATA (Ord): Wilson's Snipe 



One was seen 6 miles east of Pulaski on November 4. There is one 

 in the National Museum taken at Eockwood, March 9, 1885, by W. H. 

 Fox. 



TRINGA SOLITARIA SOLITARIA Wilson: Eastern Solitary Sandpiper 



Solitary sandpipers were seen near Phillippy on April 27 and near 

 Keelfoot Lake on April 29. On April 15 near Hickory Withe three 

 were seen and two were shot, one being the eastern form, a female 

 with a wing measurement of 134 mm. A specimen collected by W. H. 

 Fox at Kockwood on April 22, 1885, with a wing of 135.4 mm, is 

 also the eastern form, though slightly intermediate. 



TRINGA SOLITARIA CINNAMOMEA (Brewster): Western Solitary 



Sandpiper 



A female taken in company with one of the eastern race 3 miles 

 west of Hickory Withe, Fayette County, April 15, has the following 

 measurements: Wing 140.5, tail 61.3, culmen from base 32.5, and 

 tarsus 31.9 mm. In addition to large size this specimen has the white 

 spottings on the back reduced and the inner web of the outermost 

 primary distinctly marbled with whitish. 



This western race must be considered only casual in its occurrence 

 so far east of its normal range. 



FamUy COLUMBIDAE 



ZENAIDURA MACROURA CAROLINENSIS (Linnaeus) : Eastern Mourning 



Dove 



The widely distributed mourning dove was recorded in all the areas 

 visited both in spring and in fall. Specimens identified as the eastern 

 form caroUnensis were collected 2 and 8 miles north of Waynesboro, 

 May 12 and 13 ; near Rockwood, April 8, 1884 (taken by W. H. Fox) ; 



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