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39. Steganopus tricolor. Wilson's Phalarope. — Recorded near 

 Innesfail by Wm. Geary, Oologist, XIV, 1897, p. 24, but not seen by us. 

 A few were noted by Horsbrough at Alix, Buffalo Lake and Red Deer, and 

 he found a nest at Alix. 



40. Recurvirostra americana. American Avocet. — Horsborough 

 records a few breeding birds about Buffalo Lake. 



41. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Heard in their love 

 flights, but not seen, as far down the river as Nevis. Young saw several 

 and took specimens in the vicinity of Camp 11 on the Little Sandhill 

 Creek, August 16. Horsbrough records nests at Buffalo Lake. 



42. Macrorhamphus griseus. Dowitcher. — Horsbrough records 

 one taken at Buffalo Lake, August 22, referring it, probably incorrectly, 

 to the western race, M. g. scolopaceus. 



43. Pisobia minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — July S at Camp 4 near 

 Nevis six small waders were observed flying by but under circumstances 

 that precluded specific identification. From the date they might as well 

 have been late spring Semipalmated as early fall Leasts. Horsbrough 

 records the latter as migrants at Buffalo Lake. 



44. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. — Horsbrough 

 records the species and says it frequently occurs with the Lesser Yellow-legs 

 throughout the season at Alix and Buffalo Lake. 



45. Totanus flavipes. Lesser Yellow-legs. — Dippie thought 

 they were breeding at Buffalo Lake in July 1896 and Horsbrough mentions 

 them incidentally as occurring with the Greater in the same locality. 



46. Helodromas solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — A pair were 

 seen on a small pool in an old ox-bow channel of the river near Nevis, 

 Camp 4, July 6-9. Their strong reluctance to leave the immediate 

 neighborhood and general actions were presumptive evidence of their 

 breeding. I suspected the presence of young but could not verify it. 



46.* Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. Willet. — Just below Steve- 

 ville and on the last few miles of our trip we saw three Willets on a mud bar 

 in the middle of the river and collected two of them. They were both 

 juveniles and could not be subspecifically determined. Dippie found 

 young of Buffalo Lake, July 4, 1895, and Horsbrough records a nest there 

 May 20, 1915. 



47. Bartramia longicauda. Upland Plover. — Near Camp 1 a 

 bird that we supposed to be of this species was seen and heard though not 

 plainly enough to make certain identification. Mr. Brock, a local farmer, 

 told us that two snipe-like birds bred in the vicinity besides the Spotted 

 Sandpiper; a small one nesting in the swamps which we supposed to be 

 Wilson's Snipe and a larger one on the uplands, laying a remarkably large 

 egg. The latter is a quite suggestive description of this species. Hors- 

 brough records a pah at Buffalo Lake. 



49.* Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Common all along 

 the river and breeding everywhere. One bird on being flushed from her 

 eggs flew into adjoining bushes and climbed about them in most un- 

 waderlike style while complaining at our intrusion. 



