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, Arcnaria vulgaris, Bechst., Temm., Steph. 



Trynga tridacti/la, Pall. 

 Calidris tritigoidcs, Vieil. 

 Calidris americana, Brehni. 



Length, 7f to 8 ; wing, 5 ; tail, 2. 



jjah. — Sea-coasts of nearly all countries. (Ooues.) 



Generally to be found in the autumn months, especially on the sandy 

 beach below the sand-hills, where I obtained specimens in November, 

 1874. One of these I lost temporarily, and on recovering it the next 

 day I found that not only the body, but the webs and shafts of the 

 feathers had been devoured by a swarm of voracious ants. 



Sub-family TOTANIN^. 



Genus Limosa, Briss. 



111. Limosa Imdsonica, (Lath.) Sw. Hudsonian Godwit. 



Scolopax alba et Candida, Linu. 



Scolopax lapponica, var. ji, Gm. 



Scolopax hudsonica. Lath. 



Limosa hudsonica, Sw. & Rich., Nutt., Aud., Bp., Gir., Bd., Scl., Cab., Scl. & 



Salv., and later authors. 

 Limosa melanura, Bp., not of authors. 

 Limosa cegocephala, Bp., not of authors. 

 Limosa australis, Gray. 



Length, 15; wing, 8; tail, 3. 



Hab. — Northern and Eastern North America; West Indies; South 

 America; not noted west of Eocky Mountains; rare along Atlantic. 

 (Coues.) 



A specimen of this bird in Mr. Bartram's collection was shot near 

 the Causeway at St. George's in the autumn of 1875. 



Genus SYMPHEMIA, Eafin. 



112. Symphemia semipalmata, (Gm.) Hartl. Willet. 



Scolopax semipalmata, Gm., Lath., Wils. 



Totanus semipalmatus, Temm., Bp., Sw. & Rich., Aud., Gir., Cones. 



Totanus {Catoptrophorw) semipalmatus, Bp., Nutt. 



Catoptropliorus semipalmatus, Bp., Bias. 



Glottis semipalmata, 'bfilss. 



Hodites semipalmata, Kaup. 



Symphemia semijyalmaia, Ilartl. , Bd., Cab., Scl.j Cass., Coop. & Suck., andlat« 



authors. 

 Totanus craaairostris, Vieil. 

 Symphemia atlantica, Rafinesque. 



Length, about 15; wing, 8^; tail, 3J. 



Hab. — Temperate North America, north to 56<^, but chiefly United 



