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place; we both came to the conclusion that the bird belonged to this 

 species. 



30. Porzana Carolina. Sora. — On the night of September 20, 1896, 

 a bird struck the tin roof of the ranch house and rolled off on to the ground ; 

 we went out with a lantern and picked up a Sora Rail : it possibly mistook 

 the roof for a pond. 



31. Ionornis martinicus. Purple Gallinule. — May 20, 1909, 

 a boy brought to Kerrville two Coots and a Purple Gallinule that he had 

 shot on the Guadaloupe. 



32. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. — Many years ago I 

 had several of these birds that had been shot on the Guadaloupe and I have 

 occasionally heard of them since. 



33. Fulica americana. Coot. — Not uncommon in spring and 

 autumn; would breed in suitable places if allowed to do so. 



34. Recurvirostra americana. Avocet. — Occasional: seen on 

 September 3, 1902, and July 22, 1906. 



35. Himantopus mexicanus. Black-necked Stilt. — Occasional: 

 seen on August 31, 1889. 



36. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Not uncommon in 

 winter; it seeks the small warm springs in hard weather. Earliest record, 

 September 13; average about October 10; have seen it as late as March 13. 



37. Pelidna alpina sakhalina. Red-backed Sandpiper. — A friend 

 gave me two of these birds that he had shot out of a small flock along the 

 Guadaloupe on August 8, 1897. 



38. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. — Occasional, 

 in company with T. flavipes. 



39. Totanus flavipes. Yellow-legs. — Not uncommon on migra- 

 tion; latest spring date May 15; earliest date of return. July 17. 



40. Helodromas solitarius subsp. Solitary Sandpiper. — Quite 

 common in migration, April 12 to May 15; have seen it returning July 15. 



41. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Quite common in 

 migration and probably breeds as it has been noted in June on several 

 occasions. 



42. Numenius americanus. Long-billed Curlew. — Frequently 

 seen or heard passing overhead in August and September. 



43. Charadrius dominicus. Golden Plover. — Some time in the 

 autumn of 1882 I flushed a flock of plover on a fairly open place on the 

 divide, which I feel sure belonged to this species. I was just out from 

 England where I was well acquainted with the European form : have not 

 seen a single specimen since. 



44. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer.— Common all the year; 

 nests about the middle of March. On March 24, 1896, I was driving a 

 flock of goats to their pen and noticed that at a certain point they divided 

 into two flocks; I walked up to the place expecting to find a rattlesnake, 

 and found instead a killdeer standing over her eggs with outspread wings 

 and scolding vigorously. 



