50 BIRDS OF MAINE. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "fairly common summer resident" 

 (Johnson) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident" (Mead) ; Franklin, 

 "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Kennebec, "rare" (Robbing) ; 

 Knox, "rare visitant" (Norton) ; Oxford, "common, breeds" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "common migrant, rare summer resident" (Knight) ; Piscata- 

 quis. "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "a few in early fall" 

 (Spinney) ; Somerset, "quite common summer resident" (Morrell) ; 

 Washington, "accidental" (Boardman). 



Genus TRYNGITES Cabanis. 



121. (262). Tryngites subruficollis (VieilL). Buff-breasted 

 Sandpiper. 



Accidental along the coast. In the Forest and Stream, Vol. 20, 

 p. 85, Mr. Smith records a specimen taken at Scarborough, Cum- 

 berland County. He has recently given information regarding a 

 specimen which was taken at Cape Elizabeth in the above county, 

 on September 13, 1887. 



Genus ACTITIS Illiger. 



122. (263). Actitis macularia (Linn.). Spotted Sandpiper. 

 A very common summer resident throughout the state. It 



breeds both on the outer islands of the coast and along the ponds 

 and streams of the interior, the eggs being laid in late May and 

 early June. When flushed it utters a "peet-weet, peet-weet" and 

 flies out over the water, and then in a semi-circular course back to 

 the shore again. If followed up it will do this for a number of 

 times, but finally instead of being driven further along the shore it 

 will circle for a short distance back toward the place it was first 

 driven from and again seek the shore. When on land it seems 

 very uneasy and is constantly tipping, bowing, and tetering. 

 From this habit it is locally known as Teter-up, Tip-tail, Tip-up, etc. 

 County Records. Androscoggiu, "common summer resident" (John- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "Fort Fairfield and Houltou, common" (Batchelder, 

 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 151) ; Cumberland, "common summer 

 resident" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Han- 

 cock, "breeds commonly on the islands along the coast" (Knight) ; Ken- 

 nebec, "common summer resident" (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer" 

 (Rackliff) ; Lincoln, "common, breeding on the islands" (Norton) ; 

 Oxford, "breeds commonly" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "very common sum- 

 mer resident" (Knight); Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer); 

 Sagadahoc, "common breeder" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common sum- 

 mer resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "common" (Knight) ; Washington, 

 "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; York, "common summer 

 resident" (Adams). 



