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 J20. Tringa minutilla Vieill. Least Sandpiper. 



Breeding Range — Far northward. 

 Winter Distribution — Through S. A. 



Abundant transient on the New Jersey coast, associating closely 

 ■with the previous species and with Ereunetes, especially the latter; 

 indeed, it seems that scarcely any flock of small "Peeps" is com- 

 posed exclusively of one species. Occurs during the early part of 

 May and again July 15-September 15. 



Found more or less regularly on the lower Delaware river and 

 other large streams inland during the migrations. 



121. Trinf/a alpina pacijica (Coues.). Red-backed 



Sandpiper. Black-breast (Spring). Winter Snipe (Full). 



Breeding Range — Far northward. 



Winter Distribution — S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts; casually farther 

 north. 



Abundant transient on the New Jersey coast. Some remain all 

 winter at Anglesea (^Laurent — 0. Sf 0., 1892), and probably at otlier 

 points also. Migrants occur in spring April 17-May 20, and again 

 during September. 



Occasional on the Delaware river and other large streams. 



122. Tringa ferruginea BrUnn. Curlew Sandpiper. 



Breeding Range — Northern parts of Eastern Hemisphere. 



Very rare straggler on the coast. 



Turnbull states that it is occasionally shot at Egg Harbor, and Dr. 

 C. C. Abbott (^Birds of N. J.) says that specimens have been taken 

 at Tuckerton and Cape May. AVe have found no other records of 

 its occurrence. 



123. Epeiinetes 2>usillus (T^i^N.). Semipalmated Sand- 



piper. 



Breeding Range — Labrador to N. Alaska. 

 Winter Distribution — West Indies to S. A. 



Abundant transient on the New Jersey coast May 9-June 1 and 

 July 15-September 15. Scott states that they reached Long Beach 

 in 1877 as early as July 7 {B. N. 0. C, 1879), and Dr. W. L. Ab- 

 bott has taken them at Cape May as late as October 2. Occurs 



