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about Cape Hatteras is famous, sweep over the ocean, I know not." 

 ( Vide " Birds of Eastern North America," Maynard). 



Family RECURVIROSTRIOyE. Avocets and Stilts. 



80. American Avocet. Recurvirostra americana. (Gmel.) 

 Dr. Cones identified this species on the 12th of September, 1870, 



when a f]ock of six was seen at Fort Macon. 



Family SCOLOPACID^. Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



81. American Woodcock. Philohela minor. (Gmel.) 

 Tolerably common resident in all portions, breeding. I have 



taken badly-incubated eggs on the ist of March. 



82. Wilson's Snipe. Gallinago delicator. (Ord.) 



Common winter resident in the eastern and middle sections ; 

 spring transient in the mountains. 



83. DowiTCHER. Macrorampus griseus. (Gmel.) 



Abundant migrant and perhaps a casual winter resident on the 

 coast ; rare summer visitor in the middle section. 



84. Long-billed Dowitcher. Macrorampus scolopaceus. (Say.) 

 Recorded by Prof. Atkinson, who identified it from one speci- 

 men seen at Beaufort. 



85. Knot. Tringa canntus. (Linn.) 



Two specimens were received at the State Museum from Car- 

 teret County, by the Curator, May 21, 1897. 



86. Pectoral Sandpiper. Tringa maculata. (Veill.) 

 Transient visitor ; common on the coast, rare in the middle sec- 

 tion. 



87. WhiTE-rumped Sandpiper. Tringa fuscicollis. (Veill.) 

 Common on the coast during the migrations. 



88. Least Sandpiphr. Tringa mimitilla. (Veill.) 



Rare transient in the mountain and middle sections ; very com- 

 mon on the coast, both spring and fall. 



89. Red-backed Sandpiper. Tringa alpina pacifica. (Coues.) 

 Abundant migrant on the coast, a few, probably, remaining all 



the winter. 



90. Semipalmated Sandpiper. Ereunctes pusilliis. (Linn.) 

 Very abundant on the coast during the migrations. 



91. Sanderling. Calidris arenaria. (Linn.) 

 Abundant winter resident on the coast. 



92. Marbled Godwit. Limosa fedoa. (Linn.) 



Common during the migrations along the coast, and probably 



