536 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



57. Steganopus tricolor. Wilson's Phalarope. 



The only authority for the inclusion of this species is Dr. Warren 

 {Birds of Pennsylvania, 1890, 77), who says that " at Erie bay small 

 flocks of these phalaropes are sometimes to be seen in the fall swim- 

 ming in the water like ducks." No specimens are known to be 

 extant, however, but for the present the record may be allowed to 

 stand, inasmuch as there is nothing intrinsically improbable in the 

 occurrence of the species at this point, and specimens may come to 

 hand at any time. Dr. J. M. Wheaton speaks of it as having been 

 repeatedly taken in the neighborhood of Cleveland {Birds of Ohio, 

 1882, 464). 



\_Himantopiis tnexicamts. Black-nf.cked Stilt. 



A Mississippi Valley species, casually straying eastward. Dr. J. M. Wheaton says 

 that it " has been repeatedly taken on Lake Erie, as I am informed by Mr. Winslow." 

 {^Birds of Ohio, 1882,463. ) There are no recent records known to the writer from 

 this general region.] 



58. Philohela minor. American Woodcock. 



A summer resident, according to our observations not very conlmon 

 on the Peninsula in view of the apparent adaptability of the place to 

 its needs. It was met with on two occasions by the writer on June 

 26, 1899, and in 1900 a pair must have had a nest near the foot of the 

 board-walk, as they were repeatedly flushed there, and on May 21 two 

 young, but a few days old, were discovered. They were odd look- 

 ing little fellows, covered with down of two shades of reddish-brown, 

 and were able to run about and utter a weak peeping cry. May 29 

 what were presumably the same birds were again seen, then much 

 larger and more active. Mr. Bacon contributes the following inter- 

 esting observations on this species : " Common as a summer resident, 

 arriving the latter part of March (March 23, 1901), and staying until 

 the first severe weather in November, my latest record being November 

 14, 1 90 1. Erie County contains some very good Woodcock ground 

 for both summer and fall shooting. In favorable seasons a good many 

 broods are raised in the vicinity of Erie, particularly on the Peninsula. 

 As a rule they are well grown by the first of July, but I have seen 

 young birds at that time scarcely able to fly. A single Woodcock 

 may happen to be found almost anywhere, particularly during the fall 

 migration. For instance, such places as a fence-row, cornfield, brier- 

 patch, orchard, or thicket may harbor a single bird, but to find any 

 number together it is necessary to traverse a growth of young poplars. 



