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middle coverts tipped with white; belly, black; flanks and posterior part of 

 abdomen and crissura, white, latter with narrow black streaks. 



In autumn. — Above, plain ashy-gray ; throat and abdomen, white ; breast, 

 ashy-gray. 



Young in first autumn. — Similar, feathers of upper parts edged with rusty 

 or buff; under parts, white; neck streaked, breast and belly spotted with black. 



Very common transient, occurring in May, and from September 1st 

 to November 1st. Mr. Scott^ found them at Long Beach as early as 

 April 17th, 1877, and Dr. W. L. Abbott found them plentiful in 

 Cape May county April 18th, 1878, and at Five Mile Beach Mr. 

 Laurent^ states that they remain all winter, while Turnbull (1869) 

 also states that a few winter, and Dr. W. L. Abbott obtained two 

 specimens in Cape May county November 29th, 1878. 



Occasional on the Delaware, but apparently rare, according to Drs. 

 C. C. Abbott and Thomas.^ I have no recent record. 



244 Erolia ferruginea (Briinnich). 

 Curlew Sandpiper. 



Adults in spring. — Length, 7-9. Wing, 4.80-5.20. Head, neck and lower 

 parts, cinnamon rufous ; upper parts, blackish and rusty. 



In autumn. — Above, plain brownish-gray, with indistinct shaft streaks, stripe 

 over the eye, rump and under parts, white ; grayish on chest. 



Young in first autumn. — Similar, but back dusky, streaked with buff, and 

 breast tinged with buff. 



A very rare straggler from the old world. 



Audubon says "two were shot at Great Egg Harbor in the spring 

 of 1829." 



Turnbull states that Wilson must also have met with it, as in his 

 portfolio of drawings he found a figure of the species in autumnal 

 plumage. 



Dr. C. C. Abbott (1868) says that specimens have been taken at 

 Tuckerton and Cape May. 



The only other record of its occurrence in the State is one in the 

 collection of Mr. John Lewis Childs,* shot on Long Beach July 29th, 

 1904. 



^ Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1879. 



= O. and O., 1892, p. 53. 



^ Birds of Bucks county. Pa. 



* Auk, 1904, p. 485, and Warbler, 1904, p. 71. 



