126 BARTUAM's SANDPIPER. 



the Willet. In the early part of August it begins to migrate; 

 it then flies high, and may be easily recognized by its whistling 

 notes, which resemble those of the Tell-tale. In the middle 

 of June I observed this species in the vicinity of Burlington, 

 New Jersey; but I could not discover its nest. G. Ord. 



