1 84 BIRDS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



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198. WUsou's Siilpe. 



199. Dowitcher 



200. Long-billed Dowitcher. 



201. Stilt Sandpiper 



202. Pectoral Sandpiper 



203. Balrd's Sandpiper 



204. Least Sandpiper 



20.5. Red-backed Sandpiper 



206. Semlpalmated Sandpiper 



207. Western Sandpiper 



208. Sanderllng 



209. Greater Yellow-legs. 



210. Yellow-legs 



211. Solitary Sandpiper. 



212. Willet 



213. Ruff 



214. Bartramlan Sandpiper. 



215. Spotted Sandpiper 



216. Long billed Curlew 



217. Red Phalarope 



218. Northern Phalarope 



219. King Rail , 



220. Clapper Rail 



221. Virginia Rail 



222. Sora : 



223. Yellow Rail 



224. Black Rail 



225. Florida Galllnule. 



226. American Coot. . 



227. Sandhill Crane. 



Remains in very 

 . mild winters only. 

 One record: Sept., 



1879. 

 One Instance: April, 



1884. 

 One record : Sept. 8, 



1885. 

 April; Aug. to Oct. 

 Two records: Sept. 



3, 1894, and Sept. 



25, 1894. 

 May; Aug. to Oct. 

 April; Oct. 

 May; Aug. to Oct. 

 Sept. 



Sept. and Oct. 

 April and May; July 



to Oct. or later. 

 April and May; Aug. 



to Oct. or later. 

 April and May; July 



to Nov. 



( In one Instance ; 

 \ Sept. 3, 1894. 

 i March to May; July 

 I to Sept. 

 April to Sept. or later. 



One record: Oct. 17, 

 18S5. 



One record : Aug. 31, 



1891. 



May occur in winter. 



One record : Sept. 8, 

 1882. 



May remain until 

 winter. 



March to May ? and 

 Aug. to Nov. 



March to April or 

 May? and Sept.? to 

 Nov. 



Sept.; Oct. Few rec- 

 ords. 



April — ; Aug. to Oct. 

 Possible in mid- 

 winter. 



March to May; Sept. 

 to Oct. or later. 



One instance years 

 ago. 



* Rare at this season. 



