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CIX. PAVONCELLA Leach. 1816. 



260. Ruff. 



^I?"^ Pavoncella pugnax (Linn.) Leach. 1816. 



Accidental in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) This species 

 was killed on Toronto island in the spring of 1882, and this is the 

 only instance I know of its occurrence in Ontario. {Mcllwraith.) 



ex. BARTRAMIA Lesson. 1831. 



261. Bartramian Sandpiper. 



Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.) Bonap. 1857. 



Occasionally met with in Newfoundland in the spring migrations. 

 Casual in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and a rare migrant in 

 Quebec. Preble saw several both north and south of Cape Eskimo, 

 Hudson bay. 



The only point in southern Ontario at which I have heard of 

 these birds being seen lately is on the Lake Erie shore not far from 

 Dunnville, where Dr. MacCallum is aware of at least two pairs having 

 raised their broods during the two past summers — 1893-94. {Mcll- 

 wraith.) Said to have been an abundant migrant at Toronto, Ont. 

 Now rare. (/. H. Fleming.) Near Renfrew, north of Kingston, 

 Ont., this species was noted in the fields. I have now traced this 

 bird in eastern Ontario over a region of nearly 100 miles square. 

 {Dr. C. K. Clarke.) Rare and irregular, but is a summer resident 

 throughout the country near London, Ont. {W. Saunders.) 



This species is an abundant summer resident in the whole prairie 

 region extending from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky moun- 

 tains, and from the International Boundary to lat. 54° in the eastern 

 part of the region, and northwesterly to far north of the open prairie 

 of the Peace River district. According to Fannin one specimen was 

 taken at Comox, Vancouver island, August 28th, 1895, by Mr. W. B. 

 Anderson. Its occurrence in Alaska is accounted for by its north- 

 west extension on Peace river. Only a few specimens, taken at 

 Fort Yukon, are recorded from Alaska. 



Saw one at Sidley, east of Osoyoos lake, B.C., May 25th, 1905. 

 {Spreadborough.) Frequently seen in both spring and autumn 

 migrations and taken at Quesnel and 150-mile House, Cariboo dis- 

 trict, B.C., in 1901. {Brooks.) 



