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Family SCOLOPACID^E 162 



Genus RECURVIROSTRA 162 



Recurvirostra avocetta. Avocet 162 



Genus HIMANTOPTJS 163 



Himantopus candidus. Black-winged Stilt 163 



Genus PHALAROPUS 163 



Phalaropus hyperboreus. Red-necked Phalarope 164 



Phalaropus fulicarius. Grey Phalarope 164 



Genus SCOLOPAX 164 



Scolopax rusticula. Woodcock 165 



Genus GALLINAGQ 165 



Gallinago. major. Great Snipe 165 



Gallinago caelestis. Common Snipe 166 



Gallinago wilsoni. Wilson's Snipe 166 



Genus LIMNOCRYPTES 166 



Limnocryptes gallinula. Jack Snipe 167 



Genus LIMICOLA 167 



Limicola platyrliyncha. Broad-billed Sandpiper .... 167 



Genus TRINGA 168 



Tringa maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper 168 



Tringa fuscicollis. Bonaparte's Sandpiper 168 



Tringa alpina. Dunlin 169 



Tringa minuta. Little Stint 169 



Tringa temmincki. Temminck's Stint 169 



Tringa minutilla. American Stint 170 



Tringa subarquata. Curlew Sandpiper 170 



Tringa striata. Purple Sandpiper 171 



Tringa canutus. Knot 171 



Genus MACHETES 171 



Machetes pugnax. Ruff 171 



Genus CALIDRIS 172 



Calidris arenaria. Sanderling 172 



Genus TRYNGITES 172 



Tryngites rufescens. Buff- breasted Sandpiper 172 



Genus ACTITURUS 173 



Actiturus longicauda. Bartram's Sandpiper 173 



Genus TRINGOIDES 173 



Tringoides hypoleucus. Common Sandpiper 173 



Tringoides maatlftrw*, Spotted Sandpiper ] 74 



