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Herodias egretta. American Egret. — In August, 1889, one speci- 

 men was found under the electric light mast on Water Street. 



Butorides virescens. Green Heron. — Comttion summer resident. 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron. — 

 Toleral)lj' common summer resident, breeding in suitable localities. 



Rallus elegans. King Rail. — Now rare, formerly more common. 



Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. — Tolerably common summer 

 resident. 



Porzana Carolina. Sora. — Common migrant, tolerably common 

 in summer. 



Porzana noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. — A rare migrant. 



Gal I inula galeata. Florida Gallinule. — I secured one under the 

 electric light in the Public Square, October 4, 1885. 



Fulica americana. American Coot. — Common summer resident 

 and migrant. 



Philohela minor. American Woodcock. — Tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident, less common than formerly. 



Gallinago delicata. Wilson Snipe. — An irregularly common mi- 

 grant. 



Arquatella maritima. Purple Sandpiper. — Reported as rare by 

 Mr. W. W. Woodruff. 



Actodromas maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper. — Tolerably com- 

 mon migrant. I have found them under the electric light masts 

 and on the breakwater. 



Actodromas minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — Common on the break- 

 water in the migrations, less common in spring. 



Peiidna alpina pacifica. Red-backed Sandpiper. — Common on the 

 breakwater during migrations, less numerous in the spring. 



Ereunetes pusillus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. — Common on the 

 breakwater during migrations, less numerous in the spring. 



Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. — Common on the breakwater dur- 

 ing the migrations, less numerous in the spring. 



Limosa fedoa. Marbled Godwit. — Rare migrant. I shot two in 

 the spring of 1892. 



Totanus melanoleucus. . Greater Yellow-legs. — Tolerably common 

 migrant. 



Totanus flavipes. Yellow-legs.— Tolerably common migrant. 



Helodromas solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — Rare migrant. 



Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



Numenius longirostris. Long-billed Curlew. — September 15, 1885, 

 I noted one individual of this species on the breakwater. 



Charadrius dominicus. American Golden Plover. — Reported as a 

 rare migrant by Mr. W. W. Woodruff. 



Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Common summer resident. 



