Vol. I -I 



No. I Birds of Priticeto7i. 



1901 J 



43 (246). Semipalmated Sandpiper; Peep. Ereu- 



netes pusillus [Liiin.). 

 A rather irregular migrant occasionally appearing during August 

 on the mud flats of the ponds. Rare in spring. The occurrence of 

 this species, the one preceding and the two following, seems to be in a 

 great measure conditioned by the amount of water in the ponds during 

 August and September. If the season be dry so that large mud banks 

 and flats are exposed, these four species are not uncommon, while if 

 the contrary be the case, they are rarely seen. This sandpiper is un- 

 common during May and appears also from July 25 to September 10. 



44 (254). Greater Yellow-legs. Totanus melano- 



leucus {Gniel.). 



Occasionally small flocks of these birds, associated with T. flavipes, 

 are seen during August and September (see preceding species) but they 

 never become common. 



45 (255). Yellow-legs; Summer Yellow-legs. To- 



tanus flavipes (GmeL). 



A few appear on the mudbanks of the ponds during the latter part 

 of every summer. (See Ereunetes pusillus.) Mr. Scott took five on the 

 banks of Stony Brook August 14, 1875, which are now in the Univer- 

 sity Collection, Nos. 781, 784, 785, 786, 787. 



46 (256). Solitary Sandpiper. Helodromas solita- 



rius [Wils.). 



A common migrant from April 28 to May 20. During the fall 

 migration the species is much less frequently seen, but this is probably 

 owing to the more extended duration of that period which lasts through 

 August and September. 



47 (261). Bartramian Sandpiper; Upland Plover. 



Bartramia longicauda {Bechst.). 



Prof. Phillips tells me that twenty years ago the Upland Plover 

 was a common summer resident in many of the large grass fields. At 

 present, its occurrence is unusual, but one pair having bred in this 

 vicinity during the last four years (June 31, 1898), and according to the 

 accounts of gunners, but two or three individuals have been taken. 

 The birds may be found from April 15 to September 10. 



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