62 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Bpt. Sci. Soc. and a young specimen in the Averill collection of 

 the Bpt. Sci. Soc. were taken at Stratford, the latter on Aug. 

 9, 1888. Aug. 12, 1887, West Haven, one from a flock of three 

 shot by W. G. Van Name. 



Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus (Brewster). West- 

 ern Willet. 



Connecticut records. Sept. 3, 1885, West Haven, one young 

 taken (in coll. of L. C. S.) ; Oct., 1888, Fayerweather Island, 

 found dead by Averill (subspecies doubtful) ; Aug. 15, 1897, Stony 

 Creek, two taken from small flock by A. H. V. ( in coll. of A. 

 E. V. and L. B. B.) ; Oct., 1904, West Haven, eighteen taken by 

 A. Ganung [?]; Aug. 26, 1909, West Haven, one young (W. 

 Ganung, in coll. of L. B. B.). 



Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein). Upland Plover. Bartra- 

 mian Sandpiper. 



Formerly a common summer resident, breeding here; now a 

 rare spring and fall migrant, more often heard than seen when 

 migrating. 



Spring records. May 2, 1874, Portland, three seen (J. H. 

 S.) ; May 3, 1901, New Haven (L. B. B.) ; May 10, 1905, Litch- 

 field (E. S. W.) ; May 30, 1907, Washington (L. B. B.). 1 



Fall records. Sept. 20, 1882, West Haven (Baldwin) ; Sept 

 i, 1886, Guilford (L. B. B.) ; Aug. 30, 1886, Aug. 13, 1895, 1903, 

 New Haven (L. B. B.) ; Sept. 6, 1901, Litchfield ( E. S. W.) ; 

 Sept. 5, 1910, Bridgeport, male taken (H. W. B.). 



Summer records. Aug. i, 1885, Portland (J. H. S.) ; July 3, 

 1888, Litchfield (L. B. W.) ; July 27, 1905, Litchfield (E. S. W.). 



Season unrecorded. 1873, Stamford, several seen in hands 

 of a taxidermist (Hoyt) ; 1874-6, Greenwich Point, seen (Hoyt). 



Breeding records. Merriam 2 was informed by W. W. C. 

 (1877) that large numbers of them bred on Plum Island off New 

 London; June 8, 1879, Winchester, a set of eggs taken by Wil- 

 liams (H. K. J.) ; 3 May, 1902, Torrington, a pair evidently 

 breeding found by Hanson (H. K. J.) ; 3 summer, 1904, Litchfield, 

 pair with young seen (reported by E. S. W.). 



i Bird Lore, ix, 5, p. 217. 



'Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 109. 



3 Job, The Sport of Bird Study, p. 295. 



