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Cambridge: Casual, one instance, October. Cohasset: ‘“ Not rare in 
late fall and winter.” Essex County: “Winter. Rather rare.” Spring- 
field: ‘‘ Accidental visitor.” One instance, November. 
92. Tringa ferruginea Briinn. CuRLEW SANDPIPER. 
Accidental from the Old World. The records are: Cape Ann, 
one taken in the autumn of 1865 ;! Hast Boston, one taken early 
in May, 1866;? Wahant, one taken about 1869 ;% /pszich, one 
taken about 1875 3;* Cafe Cod, one taken about May 10, 187833 
Chatham,.a male taken August 26, 1889, and now in the mounted 
collection of the Brookline High School. ° 
93. Tringa canutus Linn. Kvwor. 
An uncommon spring and autumn migrant along the coast, 
rarely wintering. Casual inland.* 
Mavyerr to June5 (june 15); July 13 to October 28; Winter. 
Bristol County: ‘‘Common transient visitant. Not so common in- 
land.” Cohasset: “ Rare in spring, fairly common in the fall.” Ipswich : 
“ Rather uncommon transient visitant.’”” Nantucket: ‘ Scarce.’’ Spring- 
field: ‘“ Accidental visitor.’ Wellesley: ‘“ Casual inland.” Lake Cochit- 
uate. 
94. Tringa alpina Linn. European DuNLIN. 
Accidental from the Old World. Mr. Charles J. Paine, Jr., per- 
mits us to record here for the first time the capture of this species 
in Massachusetts, on the basis of a female taken at Chatham, 
August 11, 1900, by Mr. J. S. Cochrane. This specimen is now 
in Mr. William Brewster’s collection (No. 48598). 
g5. Tringa alpina pacifica (Coues). Rep-BacKED SANp- 
PIPER. 
A rare spring and not uncommon autumn migrant on the coast. 
1Samuels; Ornithology and Odiogy of N. E., 1867, p. 444. 
? Brewster; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, No. 2, July, 1876, pp. 51, 52 
<3, 
3 Deane; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. IV, No. 2, Apr., 1879, p. 124. 
4 Brewer; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XVII, 1875, p. 446. 
>Editor; O. & O., Vol. XV, No. 7, July, 1890, p. 110. 
*Mackay; Auk, Vol. X, No. 1, Jan., 1893, pp. 25-35. 
