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Genus GALLINAGO Leach. 

 100. (230). Gallinago delicata (Orf?). Wilson's Snipe. 

 A common migrant in fall and spring, and a rare summer resi- 

 dent in some parts of the state. 



County Records. — Androscoofgln, "cominou migrant" (Johuson) ; Cum- 

 berland, "rare near Bridgtou" (Mead), '^common" (Brock); Frankliu, 

 "common migrant" (Richards) ; Hancock, "migrant, quite common on the 

 salt marshes" (Knight) ; Kennebec, "common" (Gardiner Branch) ; Kuox, 

 "migrant" (Racklif!) ; Oxford, "breeds rarely, fouud a uest in June, 1881, 

 near Cold Kiver" (Nasli) ; Penobscot, "quire a common migrant, have 

 seen birds aloug Pushaw Stream in Juue so it is a rare summer 

 resident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common migrant" (Homer) ; Sagada- 

 hoc, "rare in spring, common in fall" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common 

 migrant, rare summer resident" (Morrell) ; Washington, "plenty, some 

 breed" (Boardman). 



Genus MACRORHAMPHUS Leach. 

 - 101. (231). Macrorhamphus griseus (GmeL). Dowitcher. 



Quite common along the coast in migrations. They breed in the 

 far north, and begin the migration southward so as to appear on 

 our coast in late July or early August. 



County Records. — Cumberland, "common" (Brock) ; Knox, "summer' 

 (Rackliflf ) ; Washington, "rare" (Boardman). 



Genus MICROPALAMA Baird. 



102. (233). Micropalama himautopus (5o»,ap.). Stilt Sand- 

 piper. 



A rare migrant along the coast, and seemingly occurs only in 

 autumn. 



County Records. — Cumberland, "transient in autumn only, rather 

 uncommon" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 26) ; AVashington, "rare" 

 (Boardman). 



Genus TRINGA Linnjeus. 

 Subgenus TRINGA. 



103. (234). Tringa eanutus Linn. Knot. 



A quite common migrant coastwise ; in the fall migrations it 

 appears in early August. Nests in Arctic regions. 



County Records. — Cumberland, "common" (Brock) ; Hancock, "found 

 it common at Saddleback Ledge, Aug. 19th, 1896" (Knight) ; Knox, 

 "migrant" (Norton); Sagadahoc, "very rare" (Spinney); Washington, 

 "rare" (Boardman). 



