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112 Totanus flavipes Gmel. Lesser Vcllnwlefjx. 



J 11 its iiiovenients, much like the preceding, and very 

 eoiiinion. 



113. Helodromussolitarius Wils. HolUtiry SaiKlj^ijter; Siree-Sivcet. 



An abniidant inigiant; one of the early arrivals in Sep- 

 teniher, lint, on spring migration, sometimes leaving as late 

 as the liegiiining of May [May 0, 1897]. 



114 Symphemia semipalmata inornata ]ir(!wster. Western Willet; 

 lei I- Tale. 



A common resident of tlie coast. 



115. Bartramia longicauda Bechst. Bari ram's :^<iinlj)i]>er; Papahotte. 



An abnndant fall and spring migrant; eagerly hnnted 

 and highly prized in lower Lonisiana as a game bird. It ar- 

 rives from its breeding iilaces as early as the middle of Jnly, 

 and leaves in sining as late as May 20. 



116. Tryngites subruficollis Viell. liuff-hrcasled Saiidpiiyer. 

 Excejiting on the coastline, where it is said to be abund- 

 ant in Avinter, this species must be regarded as a rare migrant 

 in other parts of the state. 1 have obtained it but once in 

 Louisiana [October, 1887], when I secured two specimens out 

 of a flock of eight, on the so-called Racket-greens near New 

 Orleans. 



117. Actitis macularia Linn. Spotted Sandpiper. 



Very common as a migrant, but numbers remain to 

 breed. I have found it breeding along most of the old drain- 

 age canals of New Orleans. 



118. Numenius longirostris Wils. Lovg-hilled Curlew; (''(>rl>i(/e((it . 

 A common winter resident; especially on the coast. 



119. Numenius borealis Forst. JiJshhuo Cnrleir. 



A migrant only; very common for a short while in fall 

 and spring. 



120. Numenius hudsonicus Lath. Hndsonian Curlew. 



A migrant in most ]iarts of the state, bu^ resident along 

 the coast in winter. 



Family CHARADRIlDyE. 



121. Ciiaradrius squatarola Linn. Blael-hellied Florer. 



A rare bird in most parts of the state. I noticed a flock 

 of twelve or lifteen on the 2nd of March, 18{)(), at Pointe a-la- 

 llache. I have been informed that it is common on the south- 

 west coast of the state. 



