Obdeb LIMICOL^. 17 



Subgenus RHYACOPHILUS Kaup. 

 B. 541. R. 550. C. 637. G. 256. U. 256. 



89. Totanus solitarius (Wils.). Solitary Sandpiper. Migratory; common. 

 Probably breed in the State. Arrive the first of March to first of April. 



Genus SYMPHEMIA Rafinesque. 



B. 537. R. 552. C. 632. G. 257. U. 258. 



90. Symphemia semipalmata (Gmel.). Willet. Migratory; rare. Arrive 

 about the first of May. Probably breed in the western part of the State. 



Genus BARTRAMIA Lesson. 



B. 545. R. 555. C. 640. G. 258. U. 261. 



91. Bartramia long-icauda (Bechst.). Bartramian Sandpiper. Summer resi- 

 dent; abundant. Arrive the middle of April to first of May. Begin laying early 

 in May. Nest on the prairies in a depression on the ground at the foot of a 

 bunch of grass, and often in open exposed situations; in some cases the bottom 

 of the nest is lined sparingly and loosely with grasses. Eggs, four; 1.75x1.27; 

 grayish white to pale buff, spotted with varying shades of light to dark brown; 

 thickest about large end; in shape pyriform. 



Genus TRYNGITES Cabanis. 



B. 546. R. 556. C. 641. G. 259. U. 262. 



92. Tryngites subruficollis (Vieill.). Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Migratory; 

 rare. Arrive about the first of May. 



Genus ACTITIS Illigee. 



B. 543. R. 557. C. 638. G. 260. U. 263. 



93. Actitis macularia (Linn.). Spotted Sandpiper. Summer resident; rare; in 

 migration common. Arrive the middle of April to first of May. Begin laying 

 the last of May. Nest on the ground, lined sparingly with grasses and leaves; 

 usually on open, dry lands near water, and in a tuft of grass or under a low 

 bush; (I once found a nest under an old drift log). Eggs, four; 1.30x.93; creamy 

 buff to olive drab, spotted and blotched with dark brown and shell markings of 

 lilac; thickest and running somewhat together around large end; in shape pyri- 

 form. 



Genus NUMENIUS Bbisson. 



B. 549. R. 558. C. 643. G. 261. U. 264. 



94. Numenius longirostris Wils. Long-billed Curlew. Summer resident; rare; 

 in migration common. Arrive about the first of April. Begin laying early in 

 May. Nest on the ground in a slight depression, sparingly lined with grasses ; 

 usually upon the high dry prairies, often quite a distance from water. Eggs, 

 three or four; 2.85x1.85; creamy white to olive drab, spotted and blotched with 

 lilac and varying shades of brown; in form rather oval. 



B. 550. R. 559. C. 645. G. 262. U. 265. 



95. Numenius hudsonicus Lath. Hudsonian Curlew. Migratory; rare. Arrive 

 the last of April to first of May. 



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