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Blue Heron from a small pond near the sand hills. The bird flew almost 

 out of sight. It finally lighting, T walked to about where I thought the 

 bird had gone down, and on following the banks of a small creek, had 

 the good fortune to flush the bird within twenty-five feet, when I secured 

 it. It proved to be an adult male. This is my first record of the Little 

 Blue Heron on Long Island, and I think it is an unusually early date. 



io. Ochthodromus wilsonius. Wilson's Plover. — Mr. Harold 

 Herrick secured a male of this species at Far Rockaway, May 17, 1879. 

 Two others were seen by myself the same day but not secured. 



11. Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus. Greater Long-beak. — 

 Secured a specimen in Fulton Market, New York, October 15, 1884, killed 

 on the south side of Long Island. 



12. Micropalama himantopus. Stilt Sandpiper.— I have always found 

 this bird unusually common in the vicinity of Far Rockaway, and should 

 like to give my experience with it on two occasions during the past two 

 years. On September 10, 1SS3, I was shooting on the meadows ; wind east ; 

 rained from six A. m. until twelve m. On that day I had three flocks come 

 to my decoys, composed of Little Yellow Legs and Stilt Sandpipers, and 

 numbering from fifty to one hundred birds in each. I killed nineteen, 

 twenty-one, and ten, respectively ; among them were twenty Stilts. 



On July 28, 18S4, there occurred one of the largest flights of Bay Birds 

 at Far Rockaway that I have seen in a number of years. The day was 

 bright and clear, with a light southerly wind; it had stormed hard from 

 the East all the preceding day. The flight was composed almost entirely 

 of Little Yellow Legs and Stilt Sandpipers, every flock containing more 

 or fewer of each. Saw several flocks composed entirely of Stilts. One 

 numbering twelve came to my decoys and I killed them all. I secured 

 that day twenty Stilt Sandpipers, all old birds. On both the dates men- 

 tioned a great many flocks of traveling birds were seen flying very high ; 

 some of them must have numbered over two hundred individuals. 



13. Actodromas bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. — Shot a female of this 

 species on the salt meadow at Far Rockaway in August, 1882. Entirely 

 alone when captured. 



14. Numenius borealis. Eskimo Curlew. — During a period of about 

 twelve years' Bay Snipe shooting at Far Rockawav and vicinity. I have 

 only four records of this bird,— one September 12, 1875, one September 10. 

 1876, and two September 26, 1884. 



15. Numenius longirostris. Long-billed Curlew. — My experience 

 with this bird in the vicinity of Far Rockaway is to find it more uncom- 

 mon than the preceding, having but two records during the same period 

 of time. The first, a female, was killed on the ocean front of the outer 

 beach, in company with a flock of Bartram's Sandpipers {Bartramia 

 longicauda) , August 20, 1873. The second was shot on the salt meadow, 

 August 26, 1885. I might mention here that the Numenius hudsontcus is 

 common, the flight generally taking place from the 10th to the end of 



July. 



16. Steganopus wilsoni. Wilson's Phalarope. — On October 10, 1874, 

 I had one of these birds settle in my decoys, swimming among them quite 



