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in the spring, and from August 23 to October 3 in the fall, at which 

 season it was most numerous, however, in September. 



60. Macrorhamphus griseus. Red-breasted Snipe. 



Occurs as a rare transient visitant, being mentioned by Dr. Warren 

 as having been taken here (^Birds of Pennsylvania, 1890, 83), doubt- 

 less on Mr. Sennett's authority, although there is no specimen in the 

 Sennett collection. Concerning the single specimen in the Carnegie 

 Museum Mr. Bacon speaks as follows: "While hunting in the fields 

 west of the city July 19, 1892, a single shore-bird whose note was 

 unfamiliar to me flew by and alighted perhaps a mile away. Follow- 

 ing up I came upon it again at the edge of a pool, and was successful 

 in securing the bird, which proved to be of the present species. Since 

 that time I have seen one or two individuals, believed to have been of 

 this species, at the mouth of Mill Creek." 



\_Macrorhainphus scolopacius. LONG-BILLED DowiTCHER. 



This bird should be looked for during the migrations. It has occurred at Straw- 

 berry Island in the Niagara River (Savage, Attk, XII, 1895, 313)-] 



61. Micropalama himantopus. Stilt Sandpiper. 



This interesting species must be listed as an irregular visitant in the 

 fall. It may, indeed, occur every season, but gunners would scarcely 

 distinguish it from the Lesser Yellow-legs, with which it is often found 

 associated. It was first observed in this locality by Mr. Bacon and 

 the writer at the time of the great storm of August 29, 1893, on which 

 date five specimens were taken from a small flock at the mouth of Mill 

 Creek. On September 13 of the same year Mr. Bacon secured a single 

 bird, and another on the day following. It was not again met with 

 until August 31, 1895, when he shot eight specimens out of a flock of 

 forty birds, at least half of which were Lesser Yellow-legs. These were 

 all obtained at the mouth of Mill Creek. Since that time, however, 

 it has been detected on the Peninsula also, about the ponds, where 

 one specimen was taken August 7, 1901, and a second, an adult bird 

 still retaining much of the summer plumage, on August 20 of the 

 same year. 



62. Tringa canutus. Robin Sandpiper ; Knot. 



Although given by Dr. Warren {Birds of Pennsylvania, 1890, 84) 

 as a regular and somewhat common visitor at this locality in spring 

 and fall, this species has been rarely observed of late years. A pair, 

 shot on the Peninsula September 17, 1875, are all that are in Mr. 

 Sennett's collection. On August 27, 1895, Mr. Bacon took a single 



