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General Range. — Xorth America chiefly in the interior during migrations : 

 breeds in the high Xorth and winters in Central and South America, south to the 

 Falkland Islands. Occasional in Europe. 



Range in Washington. — Common migrant on the East-side, sometimes 

 abundant in August, and visiting the highest lakes of the Cascades. Not yet 

 reported from I'uget Sound. 



Authorities. — Dawson, Auk. \'ol. X\11I., (Jet. lyoi, p. 402. D-. 



Specimens. — Prov. P". 





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BAIRD'S S.WnPIPF.U, 



APART from a few fragments of aiulientic information which have 

 drifted down to us from Arctic America, the \-arious re\iews of this bird are 

 cleverh' disguised confessions of ignorance. There reall}' is little to distin- 

 guish it during migrations, as it associates with any one of half a dozen closely 

 related species. The case is e\en worse when it appears alone by some way- 

 side plash or mountain lakelet. We should like to be very certain wdiich of 

 several wdiite and gray nondescripts it is, but wdiat business have we to shoot 



