160 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



MASTIC. Common transient; recorded June 25 and July 

 2, 1922, and Mr. Nichols believes no bird was present the few 

 intervening days. 



LONG BEACH. Common transient; March 21, 1918 (Bick- 

 nell) to June 8, 1918 (Bicknell) and casually to June 28, 1917 

 (Bicknell); July 15, 1920 (Bicknell) to November 21, 1919 

 (Bicknell), casually to December 7, 1916 (Bicknell). 

 New York State. Still a regular transient where its habitats 

 have not been destroyed, but much scarcer than formerly. 



CENTRAL PARK. Casual, two records; early October 

 1892 (F. M. Chapman); flock of nine May 9, 1915 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. Formerly a common transient, now rare 

 but recorded annually. May 4, 1910 (Griscom) to June 1, 

 1909 (Griscom); August 23, 1913 (Griscom) to October 31, 

 1909 (Griscom, Rogers, Wiegmann). 



New Jersey. A regular transient on the Newark and Hacken- 

 sack Marshes, noted April 8, 1922 to June 25 and July 2, 1921; 

 July 29, 1916 to October 30, 1921 (Urner). Occurs rarely and 

 irregularly further inland. Its status in the northwestern sec- 

 tions unknown, 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Uncommon but regular transient; 

 April 17, 1921 (Griscom and Johnson) to May 26, 1917 (Weber) ; 

 September 25, 1921 (Griscom and Johnson) to October 15, 

 1922 (Hix). Undoubtedly arrives much earlier in the fall, 

 but observations lacking. 



LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Totanus flavipes) 

 The smaller Yellowlegs is a difficult bird to recognize, 

 until the notes of both species are well known. The ordinary 

 call note of this species is a "when" or "wheu-wheu," rarely 

 three, while that of the Greater is normally five "wheus." 

 Size is of value only when the two species are together. 

 Especial care is necessary in sight identifications in spring, 

 when this species is rare, and I have rejected several such 

 records, where the circumstances were not entirely satis- 

 factory. This is no reflection on the observer, who can 

 scarcely be held responsible for circumstances. The criterion 

 to be used is direct comparison of the two species. In the fall 

 this species has a shorter migration period than the Greater, 



