GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY OF THE TERRITORIES. 

 Tringoides macular ins, Gray, (siDotted saud-piper:) 



701 



Hah. — Entire tein iterate North America ; Euroi)e. 

 Numenius limgirostris, Wilsou, (long-billed curlew :) 



Hal). — The entire temperate regions of North America. 



On the 24th of June I saw a flock of fifty curlews near Bear Eiver. 

 It was a rainy day, and they were running about among the sage-brush, 

 (artemisia.) Upon my near approach they took to wing, and after cir- 

 cling about for a few minutes settled down again. They were quite 

 common at Salt Lake, and north to the North Fork of Snake Eiver. 



Family 5G. — Piialaropodid^, the PhalAropes. 

 Fhalaropus ivilsonii, Sab., (Wilson's phalarope :) 



Hah. — Entire temperate regions of North America; New Mexico, (Dr. 

 Henry.) 



Family 57. — Eecurvirostrid^, the Avosets and Stilts. 

 Beciirvirostra americana, Gm., (American avoset :) 



Sal). — All of temperate North America ; Florida, (Mr. Wiirdemann.) 

 Avosets were quite numerous about Salt Lake, thence northward to 



the North Fork, opposite the Crater Buttes. lu habits they resemble 



the willet, ( Sympliemia scmipalmata.) 



