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Found during migration; may remain through winter. 



One seen by Peters on an open sandy beach a few miles east of 

 Gaspar Hernandez on March 4, 1916 and two secured by Ciferri at 

 Haina in 1925 are the only observations at present for the Dominican 

 Republic. 



Tippenhauer includes it in his list of the birds of Haiti without 

 indicating reason for this action. Abbott shot two on the shores 

 of the ]5tang Saumatre on March 10, 1918, these being the only speci- 

 mens now recorded from the entire island. Bond saw a number on 

 Tortue Island. 



The sanderling may occur alone or in flocks along sandy beaches 

 or with other waders in open areas of muddy lagoon. 



This species is of small size, having the wing 113 to 127 mm., 

 and appears very light in color, especially when flying, as in 

 winter plumage, the stage in which it will be found in Hispaniola, 

 it is pure white beneath and light brownish gray above, with the 

 primaries black crossed by a white band. In the hand it may be 

 told from all other sandpipers by the fact that it has no hind toe. 



Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE 



HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS (Miillcr) 



BLACK-NECKED STILT, VIUDA, PLAYERO, ECHASSE, PET-PET, BELLE PETE, 

 PIGEON D'ETANG, BECASSINE 



Charadrius mexicanus Muller, Natursyst., Suppl., 1776, p. 117 (Mexico). 



Echasse, Descourtilz, Voy. Nat., vol. 2, 1809, pp. 235-238 (Haiti, breeding). 



Himantopus mexicanus, Salle, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1S57, p. 237 

 (Higuey). — Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 11, May, 1867, p. 97 

 (Dominican Republic). — Cory, Birds Haiti and San Domingo, Dec, 1SS4, pp. 

 146-147 (listed) ; Cat. West Indian Birds, 1S92, p. 92 (Haiti, Dominican 

 Republic). — Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1S92, p. 322 (listed). — Cieerri, 

 Segund. Inf. An. Est. Nac. Agr. de Moca, 1927, p. 6 (listed). — Beebe, Zool. 

 Soc. Bull., vol. 30, 1927, p. 139; Beneath Tropic Seas, 1928, pp. 69, 70, 219; 

 (Source Matelas, Etang Miragoane). — Bond, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 80, 1928, pp. 496-497 (Etang Miragoane, Trou Caiman, Port-de-Paix, Fort 

 Liberie, Gonave and Tortue Islands). — Danforth, Auk, 1929, p. 364 (numerous 

 localities). — Lonnberg, Fauna och Flora, 1929, p. 100 (Haiti). — Moltoni, Att. 

 Soc. Ital. Scienz. Nat., vol. 68, 1929, p. 314 (Haina, Laguna de Guerra, 

 specimens). 



Resident; local. 



Salle found the black-necked stilt in marshes near Higuey. Abbott 

 found them common at the eastern end of Lake Enriquillo October 1 

 to 6, 1919, and shot one at Laguna Cabral, near Rincon, March 16, 

 1922. Danforth in 1927 records them as breeding at Haina and 

 Monte Cristi, and saw them also at the Laguna del Salodillo. Ciferri 

 sent specimens to Moltoni from Haina April 15, 1926, and Laguna de 

 Guerra August 13, 1929. 



