32 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



223. Northern Phalarope Lobipes lobdtus (Lin- 

 ne). Common M. off the coast, not infrequently driven to 

 shore by storms; rarely found inland. May 1-26; Aug. 10 - 

 Oct. 13. Chiefly maritime. 



224. Wilson's Phalarope Stegdnopus tricolor 

 Vieillot. Accidental from West. Nahant, May 20, 1874. 

 Aug. 18-31. 



RECURVIROSTRID^E. AVOCETS AND STILTS. 



225. American Avoeet Eecurvirostra americdna 

 Gmelin. Accidental from West. Ipswich, Sept. 13; Lynn; 

 Natick, Oct. 19. Fresh-water marshes and lowlands. 



226. Black-necked Stilt Himdntopus mexicdnus 

 (Miiller). Accidental from West or South. Lynn; Mass, 

 coast. Shores of lagoons and salt marshes. 



SCOLOPACID^E. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, ETC. 



228. Woodcock ; American Woodcock Philo- 

 hela minor (Gmelin). Common M. and uncommon S. R. ; 

 rare in winter. Mar. 4 -Nov. 25 (winter). Damp woods, 

 thickets, and fresh-water swamps. Nest on ground. Eggs, 

 April 5 -May 17. 



230. Wilson's Snipe Gallindgo delicdta (Ord). 

 Common M., rare and irregular S. R. and W. R. Mar. 20 - 

 May 18; (summer); Aug. 1-Nov. 30 (winter). 7 or more 

 seen at Lynn from Nov. 12, '09, to Jan. 22, 1910. Fresh and 

 brackish meadows and marshes. Nest on ground. Eggs, 

 May. 



231. Dowitcher ; Red-breasted Snipe M acro- 

 rhdmphus griseus griseus (Gmelin). Coastwise M., rare in 

 spring, uncommon in fall; casual inland. May 1 -June 7 

 (18; July 5 - Aug. 25 (Sept. 30. Sea and lake shores. 



232. Long-billed Dowitcher Macrorhamphus 

 griseus scolopdceus (Say). Accidental fall M. from West. 

 Aug. 29 -Nov. 3. Marshes and mudflats. 



233. Stilt Sandpiper Micropdlama himdntopus 

 (Bonaparte). Uncommon [? spring and] fall M. coastwise, 

 casual inland. July 19 - Sept. 29. Marshes and mudflats. 



234. Knot; "Red-breasted Plover;" "Blue 

 Plover;" "Gray-back" Tringa canutus Linne". Un- 

 common M. coastwise, casual inland; rare W. R. on Cape 

 Cod. May 11 - June 5 (25); July 13 - Nov. 8 (winter). Sandy 

 beaches. 



