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The stomachs of the phalaropes examined contained minute stones, grass, 

 and the black gnats above alluded to, mashed to a pulp. The eggs in the 

 ovaries of the females were extremely small, not much larger than pin- 

 heads; in only one was there an egg the size of a pea; (Condensed from 

 ' The Ibis ' for January, 1900, page 67.) 



39. Steganopus tricolor. Wilson's Phalarope. — Occasional migrant. 

 See above. 



40. Recurvirostra americana. American Avocet. — Uncommon spring 

 migrant. In the spring of 189? two specimens were obtained on Powder 

 River at the ranch of Mr. William Ferdon and are now in his possession. 



On or about May 1, 1904, eleven avocets alighted in the mud of the north 

 shore of the Yellowstone between Terry and Fallon. Mrs. W. S. Haley, 

 wife of a ranchman living on the river bank, shot an adult female which 

 she gave me. 



On May 7, 1905, I watched, through binoculars, a flock of twenty-two 

 avocets on the Yellowstone near Terry for a considerable time. The 

 avocets appeared anxious to leave but were afraid to do so as a pair of 

 Peregrines wheeled overhead. The former flew in low circles over the 

 river, and, uttering shrill cries, alighted in deep water swimming until 

 they could wade. Many were in immature plumage while others had a 

 complete cinnamon neck and head. On May 16, 1906, I saw an avocet 

 in splendid plumage at Mr. W. S. Haley's dam. 



41. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Tolerably common. Mr. 

 J. H. Price informs me that it breeds, and he has seen the downy nestlings 

 at lus ranch on Locate Creek. A few birds remain during the winter. 



42. Actodromas maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper. — Rare. Mr. J. H. 

 Price gave me one of a pair of Pectoral Sandpipers which he shot while 

 duck-shooting in a snow-storm on October 18, 1905. Although an ardent 

 wild-fowler, whose Montana experience dates back to the eighties, Mr. 

 Price had never before met with this species but identified it by means of 

 Chapman's 'Color Key.' Three days later, on October 21, I saw a Pectoral 

 Sandpiper at the edge of J. B. Kempton's reservoir near Terry. 



43. Actodromas bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. — Captain Thorne men- 

 tions this bird as rare. I have not seen it. 



44. Actodromas minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — Irregular migrant. 

 Numerous at the time of the invasion of Phalaropes, beginning May 21, 

 1899, and consorting with them. 



45. Ereunetes pusillus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. — Captain Thorne 

 records this sandpiper as "Common in spring." I have not come across 

 it. 



46. Limosa haemastica. Hudsonian Godwit. — Rare. A female Hud- 

 sonian Godwit in transition plumage was shot by George Tusler at his 

 brother's ranch near Terry, on May 10, 1899, and brought to me for iden- 

 tification. This was in the spring of the memorable flight of waders 

 described in 'The Ibis' for January, 1900. The skin was sent to Professor 



