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C. W. Beckham, who met with several at Virginia Beach, Sep- 

 tember 6 and 7, 1SS4, in company with the preceding and several 

 other species of the smaller waders (The Auk, Vol. II, p. no). 

 It was also found to be common at Piney Point, Maryland, on the 

 Potomac, in August, 1885, by Mr. Hugh M. Smith (The Auk, 



Vol. II, p. 3«5)- 



92. Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. — Common in the mi- 

 grations on the coast, where it frequents the beaches. A few are 

 also found during the winter at Cobb's Island. It has been taken 

 near Washington. 



93. Limosa fedoa. Great Marbled Godwit ; Mar- 

 LiN. — Formerly common, now rare, on the eastern shore in the mi- 

 grations. 



94. Limosa haemastica. Hudsonian Godwit ; Ring- 

 tailed Marlin. — Very rare on the eastern shore in the migra- 

 tions. I have seen a specimen taken at Cobb's Island by Captain 

 Crumb. One was shot by Mr. J. M. Ellzey, May 16, at West 

 River, Maryland, in a grass field adjoining the village of Hales- 

 ville (Forest and Stream, Vol. XXVII, p. 364). 



95. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. — 

 Common in the Coast marshes during the migrations and also 

 seen in the interior in suitable localities especially near the larger 

 rivers. Frequently met with near Washington. Mr. Doan 

 mentions having observed two of these birds near Point Pleasant 

 on the Ohio River. 



96. Totanus flavipes. Yellow-legs. — Common in the 

 migrations ; frequents the same places as the preceding species. 

 A single one was noted by Mr. Brewster near Petroleum, West 

 Virginia, April 29th, 1874, in a wet meadow near the creek. 



97. Totanus solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — Rather 

 common in the Virginias during the migrations. I have met with 

 it at Cobb's Island and have frequently observed it in the mterior 

 in Albemarle County, usually by a muddy pool or mill-pond. It 

 is never met with in flocks. Occasionally birds so young have 

 been taken near Washington, late in summer, that possibly they 

 may have been hatched in the vicinity. At Blacksburg, Mont- 

 gomery County, Virginia, late in May, 1883, Dr. Cones observed a 

 pair which seemed to have mated and settled for the summer. 



