150 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



Shore. Elsewhere very rare or unknown. The Robin Snipe 

 has benefitted by the absence of spring shooting in recent 

 years, and can now be seen every spring at Long Beach. It is 

 the last spring transient to arrive, almost never recorded 

 before May 25. The large size, relatively short bill, uniform 

 light gray upper parts, and still lighter tail make the identi- 

 fication of even immature birds a simple matter. 



Long Island. Uncommon transient; (April 29) May 15 to 

 June 10 (June 27); July 15 to October 30. 



ORIENT. Very rare, irregular fall transient; August 10, 

 1904 to September 30, 1906. 



MASTIC. Uncommon transient. 



LONG BEACH. In the last five years, regular in late May 

 and increasing in numbers; rarely seen before May 25. Only 

 four records in the fall; April 29, 1920 (Bicknell) to June 

 27, 1920 (Bicknell) ; August 14, 1921 (Friedmann) to October 

 14, 1917 (Janvrin); an exceedingly early bird noted July 6, 

 1922 (Bicknell). 



Only three records away from the coast; an adult observed 

 at close range with other Shore-birds May 30, 1909 on the flats 

 near Watson's Woods, West Farms, in the Bronx Region 

 (Griscom); a single bird in Newark Bay June 11, 1921, and a 

 flock of ten August 4, 1921 (Urner). 



PURPLE SANDPIPER (Arquatella maritima) 

 Our only winter Shore-bird prefers a rocky coast, and is an 

 irregular visitant at the eastern extremity of Long Island. 

 On the sandy beaches of the South Shore it is a very rare 

 winter visitant, and is casual elsewhere. Its dark gray upper- 

 parts, squat figure, and short orange legs, are distinctive. 



Long Island. Irregular and uncommon winter visitant, 

 October 31 to March 25 and casually to May 4. 



ORIENT. Irregularly common winter visitant, November 

 1, 1902 to February 28, 1904. 



LONG BEACH. Very rare visitant in late fall; November 2, 

 1915 (L. N. Nichols); December 23, 1917 (Janvrin); 

 November 20, 1921 (Hix); casual May 4, 1922 (E. P. Bicknell); 

 a single bird in each case. 



