178 Beyer, Allison and Kopman, Birds of Louisiana. [April 



other species of Limicolse, that non-breeding individuals are present in 

 Louisiana all summer. Local (Creole) name: Dormeur. 



98. Stilt Sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) . Has not been ob- 

 served in recent years. Specimens have been taken during migration in 

 the past. 



99. Knot (Tringa canutus). This species is rare in Louisiana. Speci- 

 mens in the Kohn collection at Tulane University, New Orleans, were 

 taken at Grand Isle March 28 and April 2. 



100. Pectoral Sandpiper {Adodromas maculata). A very common 

 migrant, occurring in wet pastures as well as on mud flats along the coast 

 and in the marshes. Arrives at the latitude of New Orleans the first week 

 in March, and is present in large numbers late in March and early in April, 

 while it continues present in limited nmnbers even until May 15 or 20. 

 Returns to Louisiana during the latter part of July. The fall migration 

 is usually completed by October. Local name: Cherook. 



101. White-rumped Sandpiper {Adodromas fuscicolHs). Its move- 

 ments agree rather closely with those of the preceding, but it is not very 

 common except on the remoter islands of the coast, as Chandeleur, Breton, 

 East Timbalier, and Last Island, where shore birds of all descriptions 

 abound in migration, and where some kinds not breeding in Louisiana may 

 be seen throughout the summer. The White-rumped Sandpiper has been 

 seen on East Timbalier early in June. 



102. Baird's Sandpiper {Adodromas bairdii). An uncommon mi- 

 grant. 



103. Least Sandpiper {Adodromas minuHUa) . Verj^ common during 

 migration, arriving usually in August, being found sparingly in winter, 

 and lingering until late in spring. It is a bird of the coast rather than of 

 inland waters and wet places in the interior. 



104. Red-backed Sandpiper {Pelidna alpina sakhalina). Occurs in 

 winter, as well as during the migrations, along the coast, and has been 

 taken at Freshwater Bayou, Calcasieu Parish, in January (Beyer). Has 

 been noted at Cameron, in the same parish, as late as May 25 (Kopman). 



105. Semipalmated Sandpiper {Ereunetes pusillus). A very common 

 migrant, especially on the coast. It returns from the North in considerable 

 numbers by the end of July; but does not appear to linger so late in spring 

 as the Least Sandpiper. 



106. Sanderling {Calidris arenaria). A rather common migrant, 

 found chiefly or entirely along the coast.' Migrants return from the North 

 early in August. Has been seen at Cameron on June 30, but the individuals 

 noted in this case were doubtless non-breeding birds that had been present 

 since spring. Lingers in the spring, and has been seen during the last of 

 May. 



107. Marbled Godwit {Limosa fedoa). Not especially common; 

 chiefly a migrant, but also found on the coast in \A'inter. 



108. Hxjdsonian Godwit {Limosa hcemastica). Not common; speci- 

 mens in the Kohn collection were taken at Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, on 

 April 22, 1895, and at New Orieans, September 27, 1895. 



