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quote American Ornithologists for its liabits and distribution. 

 This species, was, however, unknown to Wilson. 



Mr. Thomas Nuttall, who jjublished his volume on the 

 Water Birds of the United States and of Canada in 1834, 

 says, " This species, so nearly related to the Pnrre or Dun- 

 lin, is also common to both continents ; penetrating inland 

 in America to the western plains of the Mississippi, and 

 inhabiting the shores of the small lakes which skirt the 

 plains of the Saskatchewan, and probably the remoter wilds 

 of the Arctic circle. According to Bonaparte, they are 

 rather common on the coast of New Jersey in autumn, 

 and Mr. Oakes met with this species in the vicinity of 

 Ipswich in Massachusetts. They are either seen in flocks 

 by themselves, or accompanying other Sandpipers, Avhich 

 they entirely resemble in their habits and food, frequent- 

 ing marshy shores, and the borders of lakes, and brackish 

 waters. They associate in the breeding season, and arc 

 then by no means shy ; but during autumn accompanying 

 different birds, they become wild and restless. Their voice 

 resembles that of the Dunlin, but is more feeble ; and 

 they nest near their usual haunts, by lakes and marshes, 

 laying four eggs smaller than those of Triuga alpina (the 

 Dunlin) of a yellowish grey, spotted with olive or chestnut 

 brown." 



Mr. Audubon's account of this Sandpiper, published in 

 1885, is as follows: — "Although I have met with this 

 species at different times in Kentucky, and along our ex- 

 tensive shores from the Floridas to Maine, as well as on 

 the coast of Labrador, I never found it breeding. In- 

 deed I have not met with it in the United States ex- 

 cepting in the latter part of autvimn and in winter. Those 

 procured in Labrador were shot in the beginning of Au- 

 gust, and were all young birds, apparently about to take 

 their departure. My drawing of the two individuals re- 



