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mens were taken on the pools of the Reservation. Common at 

 the foot of Flathead Lake. Also common near the mouth of 

 Swan River. 



256. SOLITARY SANDPIPER, Totanus solitarius (Wils.) 



This sandpiper was common on the Reservation, generally 

 along the creeks. Specimens were taken on Crow Creek. In 

 its hahits it closely resembles the spotted sandpiper, though 

 its larger size aids in distinguishing it from the latter. Two 

 specimens were taken near the mouth of Swan River, August 8, 

 and it was regularly noted in our daily lists. 



261. BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER, Bartramia longicauda 



(Bechst.) 



The Bartramian sandpiper was found locally distributed over 

 the Reservation, meadows near ranch-houses being the favored 

 haunts. A family or small colony inhabited a meadow on Mr. 

 Felsman's ranch, near Sin-yale-a-min Lake, where a specimen 

 was taken, June 21, 1901. On the same day a young Bar- 

 tramian sandpiper, yet in downy plumage, was captured alive on 

 the prairie between Post Creek and Mt. MacDonald. An- 

 other pair of these birds was found on a ranch near the foot 

 of Flathead Lake, and several miles up the Lake a small colony 

 or family was noted, June 26. 



2G3. SPOTTED SANDPIPER, Aditis macularia (Linn.) 



Noted everywhere in the localities visited. Abundant as a 

 summer resident along the north end of Flathead Lake. Nests 

 were frequently found in June on the sand-bars. 



264. LONG-BILLED CURLEW, Numenius longirostris Wils. 



Young birds of this species were running about over the 

 prairie when we crossed from Lake McDonald to Flathead 

 I ake. Several young of the year were taken. The curlew was 

 common in the vicinity of Flathead Lake, near Poison, where 

 flocks were forming on the prairies. 



273. KILLDEER, Aegialitis vocifera (Linn.) 

 The killdeer was common throughout the Reservation. Spec- 



