THE BIRDS OF WAYNE COUNTY. 345 



ORDER LIMICOL^. 

 FAMILY PHALAROPODID^E. 



23. Phalaropus lobatus (LINN.). 



Northern Phalarope. 



A transient visitor in Ohio ; but seems to be not very common. 



24. Steganopus tricolor VIEILL.' 



Wilson's F halarope. 



Like the last, a somewhat uncommon and irregular transient on the streams and 

 lakes of the State. Wheaton mentions its possible summer residence in northwestern 

 Ohio. 



FAMILY RECURVIROSTRID^. 



25. Himantopus mexicaxms (MULL.). 



Black-necked Stilt. 



This is a rare species in Ohio, but specimens have been several times taken in the 

 northern part of the State. 



FAMILY SCOLOPACID/E. 



26. Macrorhamphus griseus (GMEL.). 



Dowitcher. 



A rare transient in the State. 



27. Tringa canutus LINN. 



Knot. 



Transient visitor ; perhaps not uncommon on the larger bodies of water. 



28. Tringa fuscicollis VIEILL. 



White-ramped Sandpiper. 



Transient visitor ; apparently more frequently found on the Lake shore tham else- 

 where in the State. 



1 Phalaropus tricolor of the A. O. U. Check-List ; but the claims of Steganopus to full generic rank 

 seem to be perfectly valid. \Cf ELI IOT, North American Shore Birds, 1895, p. 222.) 



