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— One specimen taken al Mindi on October 29, I'M I . An immature female. 



17 Porzana Carolina. Sora. On October I, 1911, Mr. Harry 

 Ferguson of Toro Poinl shot and presented to me for preservation, a bird 

 of this species. Ii was, at high noon on a bare coral beach, in the shadow of 

 :i high rock cliff, up which it was attempting to climb. Several birds 

 were seen on October 7 and again October I I, 1911, at Mindi. 



is. Ionornis martinica. Purple Gallinule. A common resident. 



19. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. Probably rare. One 

 recorded January 18, 1911. 



20. Himantopus mexicanus. Black-necked Stilt.- From No- 

 vember l to 1 1 , 191 1 , it was reported to me daily thai " a funny snipe with a 

 black back and red legs" was feeding in the west valley of Gatun Dam. 

 I went out arid took it on November II. Except thai it was aol a snipe, 

 thai it-- back was not black and its legs aol quite red, the description was 

 fairly accurate. No ol hers have been recorded. 



21. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Sum. AJbundanl for a few 

 weeks during October and November. They In ■conic much less abundant 

 in I December bul some birds remain all winter while greater numbers pass 

 on southward. 'The earliest record is October 7, I '.HI and the last January 

 7. 1912. 



22. Pisobia maculata Pectoral Sandpiper.— This bird is abun- 

 dant in the grassy marshes aboul Mindi fora shorl period. Dates October 

 7 to 22, 1911. 



23. Pisobia minutilla. Least Sandpiper. These dainty little 

 birds are perhaps the most, abundant sandpiper in Panama, except Actitia 

 macularia. One was taken at Toro Point, on September I, 1911, and 



again on August 23, 1912. bast one seen in spring al Gatun, February 18. 

 A large flock spent the entire winter in the hydrauhc fill of Gatun Dam. 



24. Ereunetes pusillus. Semi-palmated Sandpiper. — Found spar- 

 ingly with the preceding species. September 4, 1911, to February 22, L912, 

 are exl reme dates for i be season. 



25. Totanus flavipes. Lesser Yellow-legs. A single specimen of 

 this species was taken at Gatun on Augusl 27, 1911. The next record is 



October 7, bul after that date, it was abundant for some four weeks. 



November :i" is the lasl record until March •'», 1912, when one individual 



WaS -ceil. 



•_''',. Helodromas solitarius solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. An 



abundant visitor. September '.I, 1911, and September I, 1912, are fall 



date-. The lasl bird was seen February 25, L912. 

 l'7. Bartramia longicauda. Upland Plover. — This species arrived 



in ( Lit i'iii, September 12, l!tl I , and was not rare until December 8, when t he 

 last bird was seen. In 1912, the first bird was seen on September 1. For 

 weeks they were in. and around, (iatun daily, feeding and even roosting 



ai the very doors of the quarters. Often at night, they could be heard to 



cry out in apparent alarm and then trail off into their peculiar soothing 

 notes of content as they were answered by others near. 



