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A. Mearns (1) shot some of these birds at San Clemente from August 22 to 29. 

 1894, and C. B. Linton (2) states that at the same place he met with it together 

 with the last species during December, 1908. 



63. Calidris leucophaea (Pallas) 



Sanderling 



Calidris arenaria (1) Henshaw, Rep. Wheeler Surv., 1876, p. 271. (2) Breninger, Auk, 



XXI, 1904, p. 222. (3) Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 126. 

 Calidris leucophaea (//) Linton, Condor, xi, 1909, p. 194. (J) Willett, Pac. Coast Avif., 7, 



1912, p. 37. (6) Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avif., 11, 1915, p. 51. 



Common winter visitant to suitable parts of the islands. C. B. Linton (5) 

 has found this species on San Nicolas as late as May 30. He (i) says that it is 

 common during the winter at San Clemente, where Breninger (2) also found 

 flocks in February, 1903. Linton (3) has noted it on Santa C-ruz Island during 

 November and December, 1907, 



64. Totanus melanoleucus (Gmelin) 



Greater Yellow-legs 



Totanus melanoleucus (1) Streator, Orn. & Ool., xiir, 1888, p. 53. (2) Osburn, Condor, 

 XI, 1909, p. 137. 



C. P. Streator (1) reports having seen one of these birds on Santa Cruz Isl- 

 and in 1886. No specimen was obtained, and it is with some hesitation that I in- 

 clude the species. As it is a common migrant on the mainland, however, and not 

 hard to identify in life, I have ventured to do so. 



65. Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus (Brewster) 



Western Solitary Sandpiper 



Totanus solitarius (i) Streator, Orn. & Ool., xiii, 1888, p. 53. 



Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus (2) Mearns, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., lvi, 1907, p. 141. 

 (3) Willett, Pac. Coast Avif., 7, 1912, p. 38. 



Rather rare migrant. C. P. Streator (1) met with this bird on both San 

 Nicolas and Santa Cruz islands in 1886, and E. A. Mearns (2) reported it from 

 San Clemente the latter part of August, 1894. 



66. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inomatus (Brewster) 



Western Willet 



Symphemia semipalmata inornata (/) Streator, Orn. & Ool., xiii, 1888, p. 54. 

 Catoptrophorus siennipalmatus^. inomatus {2) Willett, Condor, xii, 1910, p. 173. 

 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inomatus (3) Willett, Pac. Coast Avif., 7, 1912, p. 38. 



Regular migrant to suitable parts of the islands. C. P. Streator {!) re- 

 ported it from San Nicolas in the fall of 1886, and C. B. Linton {MS) met with 

 it upon the same island during January, 1911. G. Willett {2) records a flock of 

 ten or twelve birds seen at the west end of San Miguel, June 17, 1910. 



