88 CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
238. Tringa acuminata (Horsr.). 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. 
Totanus acuminatus Hors¥. Linn. Trans. XIII. 1821, 192. 
Tringa acuminata Swinu. P. Z. S. 1863, 316. 
[B —, C —, R533; C 619.] 
Geoc. Dist.— Eastern Asia, and coast of Alaska, migrating south 
to Java and Australia. 
239. Tringa maculata VIEILL. 
Pectoral Sandpiper. 
Tringa maculata Virt.t. Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. XXXIV. 
1819, 465. 
[B 532, C420, R534; C 616.) 
Groc. Dist.— The whole of North America, the West Indies, and 
the greater part of South America. Breeds in the Arctic regions. 
Of frequent occurrence in Europe. 
240. Tringa fuscicollis VIEILL. 
White-rumped Sandpiper. 
Tringa fuscicoclis ViEiLL. Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. XXXIV. 
1819, 461. 
[B 533, C 421, R 536, C 6r7.] 
Geoc. Dist.— Eastern North America, breeding in the high north. 
In winter, the West Indies, Central and South America, south to the 
Falkland Islands. Occasional in Europe. 
241. Tringa bairdii (CovEs). 
Baird’s Sandpiper. 
Actodromas bairdii Cours, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1861, 194. 
Tringa batirdit Sci. P. Z. S. 1867, 332. 
[B —, C 419, R 537, C 615. ] 
Geoc. Dist.— Nearly the whole of North and South America, but 
chiefly the interior of North and the western portions of South 
America, south to Chili and Patagonia. Breeds in Alaska and on 
the Barren Grounds. Rare along the Atlantic coast, and not yet 
recorded from the Pacific coast of the United States. 
