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Amherst: "Occasional in the spring at Adam's Pond." Berkshire: 

 " Transient visitant." Bristol County: "Abundant transient visitant.' 

 Brookline : "A not uncommon migrant." Cambridge: A very common 

 transient visitant. Cohasset: "Abundant in the fall, common in the 

 spring." Essex County : " May and August. Abundant." Ipswich : 

 "Abundant transient visitant, more common on marshes than on beach." 

 Nantucket : "Common." Springfield: "Common spring and autumn 

 visitor." Templeton: "Rare." Wellesley :" Occasional on shores of 

 ponds and streams." 



88. Tringa maculata Vieill. PECTORAL SANDPIPER. 



A rare spring but abundant autumn migrant, possibly winters 

 accidentally. 



April 9 to May 16 ; July 20 to November n (late November). 



Berkshire: "Transient visitant." Bristol County: "Common tran- 

 sient visitant." Cambridge: Irregular and uncommon in September and 

 October. Cohasset: "Abundant in fall, rare in spring." Dedham : 

 " Rather common migrant." Essex County : "September. Abundant." 

 Ipswich: " Rather common transient visitant." Nantucket: "Common." 

 Springfield: "Tolerably common autumn visitant." Wellesley: Oc- 

 casional. 



89. Tringa bairdii Coues. BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. 



A rare autumn migrant. It has been taken at Boston Har- 

 bour, Marblehead, Monomoy (Cape Cod), Swampscott and 

 Ipswich. 



August 15 to August 30. 



Essex County: "Very abundant in 1852, but I have not seen any since. 

 J[illson]." Ipswich: One instance. 



90. Tringa fusicollis Vieill. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. 

 An uncommon spring and autumn migrant on the coast. 



Casual inland. 



May 15 to 30; July 15 to October 15. 



Cohasset: "Rare in fall." Ipswich: " Irregular and at times common 

 transient visitant.' 1 Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Common 

 autumn migrant." 



91. Tringa maritima BRUNN. PURPLE SANDPIPER. 



A not uncommon autumn and winter visitant to rocky shores. 

 Accidental inland. 



September 6 to [March i]. 



