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Tringa bairdii (241). Baird's Sandpiper. 



Migrant, " rare on the Atlantic coast, common in the interior " 

 (Key, 626). " One was shot by R. S. Matthews, near Four Mile 

 Run, Va., on September 3, '94, and Wm. Palmer shot a second 

 specimen on September 25, '94, at the same place " (Richmond). 



Tringa minutilla (242). Least Sandpiper. 



Common migrant all through May, and again from August 

 2 ('92), [in New Jersey, Stone says July 15] to November 3 

 ('94), when four were shot at Back River. Numerous along 

 the shores of tidewater Maryland, bunches of "Peeps" may be 

 found along all our rivers, streams, runs, ice ponds, etc., where- 

 ever there is wet mud. 



Tringa alpina pacifica (243a). Bed-backed Sandpiper. 



Common during migrations in tidewater Maryland ; this 

 species has also been noted on our larger inland waters ; possibly 

 some remain during mild winters in southern Maryland. On 

 September 3 ('93), one was at Loch Raven, and on the 17th, 

 two. On March 13 ('92, Wholey) four were at Waverley, 

 while on May 24 ('93), I shot two out of a bunch of four on 

 Hail Point, Kent County, at the mouth of Chester River. 



Ereunetes pusillus (246). Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Common during migrations, but not as numerous as T. minu- 

 titta, with flocks of which it is generally found, arriving and 

 departing at the same time. 



Near Washington, D. C., recorded from August 13 ('94) to 

 October 26 ('87), and again in May (Richmond). 



Ereunetes occidentalis (247). Western Sandpiper. 



"During the last week of August, 1885, I found the 



western bird quite as common as the eastern at Piney Point, St. 



Mary's County, Md., on the Potomac Riv.er. If anything, the 



former was the most numerous, for, of the 18 specimens of 



