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99. Gallinago wiLSONi (Temm.). Wilson's Snipe ; "En- 

 glish Snipe." 



100. Tringa alpina, L., var. Americana, Cass. Red- 

 backed Sandpiper; Ox-bird. 



101. Tringa wilsont, Nutt. Wilson's Sandpiper. 



102. Ereunetes petrifactus, Illig. Semipalmated Sand- 

 piper. 



103. Gambetta melanoleuca (Gm.). Telltale Tattler; 

 Stone-Snipe ; Yellow-legged Tattler. 



104. Heteroscelus brevipes (Vieill.) . Wandering Tattler. 



105. LiMOSA fedoa (L.). Marbled Godwit. 



106. NuMENius HUDSONicus, Lath. Short-billed Curlew. 



107. NuMENius LONGiROSTRis, Wils. Long-billed Curlew. 



108. Fulica AMERICANA, Gm. Coot ; Mud-hen. 

 -^-^109. Macrorhamphus griseus (Gm.). Grey Snipe. 



110. Cygnus americanus, Sharpless. Whistling Swan. 

 till. Cygnus buccinator, Rich. Trumpeter Swan. 



112. Anser hyperboreus, Pall. Snow-Goose. 



113. Anser gambeli, Hartlaub. Laughing Goose; White- 

 fronted Goose. 



114. Bernicla canadensis (L.). Common Wild or Canada 



Goose. 



115. Bernicla leucoparia (Brandt). 



116. Bernicla hutchinsi (Rich.). Hutchins's Goose. 



117. Bernicla nigricans (Lawrence). Black Brant. 



I saw one of these Geese stalking about the Nuchultaw 

 Indians' village in Discovery Passage, in March 18G6, appa- 

 rently quite tame. It is the " Nulla " of the Quakwolths, who 

 had one also tamed in the village at Fort Rupert. 



118. Anas BoscHAS, L. Mallard; Green-head. 



119. Dafila ACUTA (L.). Pintail; Sprig-tail.- 



