1 86 Lloyd oh Birds of Westcr/i Texas. [July 



47. Micropalama himantopus. Stilt Sandpiper. — Common in fall; 

 arrives September 3 to 5. Rare in spring. 



4S. Tringa maculata. Pictoral Sandpiper. — Common spring and 

 fall migrant; arrives in spring April 27 to 29; in fall in September. 



49. Tringa bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. — Common spring and fall 

 migrant, ariving in spring May 9 and 10, and in fall August 30, leaving 

 about October 20. 



50. Tringa minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — Common in spring and 

 fall; arriving in spring April 10 to May 12; and in fall from July 30 to 

 October 1. 



51. Tringa ab'na. Dunlin. — Only one observed ; shot by Mr. Loomis 

 on Kickapoo Creek, October, 18S6. 



52. Ereunetes occidentalis. Western Sandpiper. — Common in 

 spring and fall, arriving in spring April 10 to May 12; in the fall from 

 September 4 to October 20. 



53. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow Legs. — Common in 

 spring and fall, arriving August 30, some remaining through the winter. 



54. Totanus solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — Tolerably common 

 from September 5 to 22; a few only remaining till October. Rarely 

 noted in spring. 



55. Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper. — Abundant fall 

 migrant, arriving the first week in July, and numerous until September 30. 

 In spring tolerably common, arriving April 19. 



56. Tryngites subruficollis. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. — One shot 

 in a Hock of Mountain Plover, August 31, 1SS6, by Mr. Chester Loomis. 



57. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Abundant ; a few stay 

 to breed; no nests found. 



58. Numenius longirostris. Long-billed Curlew.— An ivis August 

 7 to 12, and is frequently found in large flocks. Some remain to winter, 

 and are again abundant in spring. 



59. Squatarola helvetica. Black-isellied Plover. — One shot by Mr. 

 Ridge Goodrum, August 31, 1SS6, is the only record for the district. 



60. Charadrius dominicus. Golden Plover. — All the birds of this 

 species I have seen were shot by Mr. J. A. Loomis, who states that they 

 are tolerably common in fall. 



61. yEgialitis vocifera. Killdeer. — Abundant resident. Found eggs 

 March 9, 10, and April 24. In winter they take to the open prairie in 

 flocks of six to ten. 



62. iEgialitis montana. Mountain Plover. — Abundant migrant in 

 spring and fall. Arrives in flocks August 31 (earliest date), and some re- 

 main to winter. 



63. Colinus virginianus texanus. Texan Bou-white. — Abundant 

 resident. Raise two broods. Nest, a depression lined with dried grass 

 at the roots of small bushes, generally 'algarita'. Eggs six to fifteen. 

 Earliest clutch found May 6 (twelve eggs) ; latest August 10 (fourteen 

 eggs). Range extends west to Pecos. In winter they frequently associate 

 with the Blue Quail. 



