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60. EREUNETES PUSILLUS (Linneus). SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. (246) 
Spring and fall migrant, not common. 
Carroll County: Heard one near the old Oberholser mill, east of Cam- 
den, April 24, 1884. On April 21, 1885, saw three or four at Gish’s bend in 
Deer Creek, near Camden. 
Monroe County: Recorded as rare migrant. 
61. TOTANUS MELANOLEUCUS (Gmelin). GREATER YELLOW-LEGS. (254) 
Rather common spring and fall migrant, often heard and seen flying over, 
and now and then seen along the streams. This applies to all the counties. 
62. TOTANUS FLAVIPES (Gmelin). LESSER YELLOW-LEGS. (255) 
Rare spring and fall migrant, probably less common than the preceding. 
My only definite record is for Vigo County; May 5, 10, and 12, 1888. 
63. HZELODROMAS SOLITARIUS (Wilson). 
SOLITARY SANDPIPER. (256) 
Rather common spring and fall migrant in all the counties. 
Carroll County: June 19, 1882, set of four fresh eggs on sandbar on Wild 
Cat Creek, a short distance above the Burlington mill. 
64. ACTITIS MACULARIA (Linnzeus). SPOTTED SANDPIPER. (263) 
Not rare summer resident; frequent along the river and usually at least 
one pair about each pond. A female obtained for me near the river above 
Terre Haute, April 28, 1888, by my student, Mr. J. D. Collins; noted again 
May 5, 1889. 
65. OXYECHUS VOCIFERUS (Linnieus). KILLDEER. (273) 
A common summer resident in all the counties, arriving quite early in 
the spring and remaining late in the fall. 
Carroll County: Noted February 20 and March 6, 1878; March 5, 1879, 
one seen flying south; March 15, 1884, first seen at the J. Nettle farm 
southwest of Camden, they haying doubtless just arrived; March 14, 1885, 
first of the season seen by my friend Frank C. Groninger, near Camden: 
the next day I saw nine near Deer Creek, south of Camden. 
On the home farm near Burlington it was the custom to salt the cattle 
regularly once a week in a certain place in a pasture near the house, and 
this place was a favorite resort for the killdeers; one or more pairs could 
be seen there any day during summer and fall. Nests were occasionally 
seen in the cornfields. 
Vigo County: Very common everywhere; March 16 and 17. 
Monroe County: Perhaps less common; arrives as early as March 7, and 
remains until in November. One noted February 23, 1885. 
