Catalogue of the Birds of Illinois. 195 



Family SCOLOPACID^.— Snipe, Saudpipes, &c. 



Genus Piiit.oiikla, Gray. 

 *2;34. P. »*/«(>/• (Gmel.) Gray. American Woodcock. Resident southward; 

 summer sojourner northward. 



Genus Gatxinaoo, Leach. 

 *235. G. medki icUsonl (Temm.) Ridafw. Common Snipe. Chiefly tran- 

 sient, but breedini^ in northern portion, and winterinj?-, sparingly, in southern 

 sections. Known by the various names of "' English Snipe," " Common Snipe," 

 " Jack Snipe," and curiously, though very appropriately, " Gutter Snipe." 



Genus MACuoRiiAMriius, Loach. 



236. il/. (/>-K<t'»s sco?o/Jffc•e/^<^ (Say) Coues.* Red-breasted Snipe. Transient. 

 Known also as the " Gray Snipe." 



Genus Micropalama, Baird. 



237. J/, hhnantopus (Bp.) Baird. Stilt Sandpiper. Transient; considered 

 very rare in most localities. 



Genus Tkinga, Linnirus. 



238. T. caniitKs, Linn. Red-breasted Sandpiper. Transient. Often called 

 "Robin Snipe " from the " robin-red " breast and lower parts. 



Genus Akquatella, Baird. 



239. A. maritlma (Brimn.) Baird. Purple Sandpiper. Transient. 



Genus Actodromas, Kaup. 

 •' 240. ^i. macnldta (Vieill.) Coues. Pectoral Sandpiper. Chiefly transient, 

 but a few remain in summer, and probably breed, in the northern portion of the 

 state. Among its several popular names may be cited those of "Jack Snipe " 

 (also applied to Gallinago wilsoni), and *' Grass Snipe." 



24L A. fuscicollis (Yieill.) Ridgw. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. Transient, 

 but occasionally occurring northward in summer, and possibly breeding. 



242. A. ha i)-di, Coues. Baird's Sandpiper. Transient. 



24:3. A. inintifilla (Vieill.) Bp. Least Sandpiper. Chiefly transient, but 

 a few remain in summer and probably breed, esi^ecially in northern counties. 

 Usually associated with the preceding, which it closely resembles in appearance, 

 the entirely cleft toes of the present species, compared with the partly webbed 

 ones of the other, being the readiest means of distinction. 



Genus Pemdna, Cuvier. 



244. P. ((IjjiiKi amenccma, Cassin. Red-backed Sandpiper. Transient. 



Genus Ereunetes, lUiger. 



245. E. pK.siUiis (Linn.) Cass. Semipalmated Sandpiper. Transient 

 southward; summer sojourner northward, but probably not breeding (see Nel- 

 son, p. 127). 



*I have seen no specimens of this species from Illinois, but ail examples which I 

 have examined from other parts of the Mississippi Valley are of the satlopaeeittf type. 



