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H. W. Henshaw {!) reports that diiring the middle of June, 1875, on Santa 

 Cruz Island, several of these birds had paired and were living on the beaches. 

 He thought that they may have been breeding, but in this conclusion I believe 

 that he may have been mistaken. 



58. Himantopus mexicanus (Miiller) 



Black-necked Stilt 



Himantopus mexicanus (1) Grinnell, Pasadena Acad. Sci., i, 1897, p. 26. (3) Grinnell, 

 Pac. Coast Avif., 11, 1915, p. 49. 



J. Grinnell (1) shot a male of this species May 25, 1897, that was standing 

 at the edge of a pool on San Nicolas Island, and C. B. Linton (MS) secured one 

 in the same locality. 



59. Macrorhaniphus griseus scolopaceus (Say) 



Long-billed Dowitcher 



Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (1) Mearns, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., lvi, 1907, p. 141. 

 MacrorJiamphus griseus scolopaceus (2) Willett, Pac. Coast Avif., 7, 1912, p. 35. 



E. A. Mearns {1) reports having seen this bird on San Clemente Island, 

 May 22 to 29, 1894. 



60. Pisobia bairdi (Coues) 



Baird Sandpiper 



Pisobia bairdi (/) Grinnell, Condor, xi, 1909, p. 139. (2) Willett, Pac. Coast Avif., 7, 

 1912, p. 36. (3) Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avif., 11, 1915, p. 50. 



An immature male of this species was taken at Catalina, September 1, 1907, 

 by H. Wright (i). 



61. Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot) 



Least Sandpiper 



Actodromas minutilla (/) Cooper, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., iv, 1870, p. 79. 

 Tringa minutilla (2) Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 126. 

 Pisobia minutilla (3) Linton, Condor, xi, 1909, p. 194. 



Common during migration on the sandy beaches of the islands. At San 

 Clemente, C. B. Linton (3) saw flocks of these birds, and took a few specimens in 

 December, 1908. He (MS) also saw many at San Nicolas during January, 1911. 

 J. G. Cooper (1) recorded it from Catalina, and Linton (2) met with it at Santa 

 Cruz Island during November and December, 1907. In the same locality, May 1, 

 1911, A. van Rossem and I saw a flock of what we believed to be this species. 



62. Ereunetes mauri Cabanis 



Western Sandpiper 



Ereunetes mauri {1) Mearns, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., lvi, 1907, p. 141. (2) Linton, Condor, 

 XI, 1909, p. 194. (3) Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avif., 11, 1915, p. 51. 

 Probably a fairly common migrant on the sandy beaches of the islands. E. 



