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1877, 1 and Mr. Laurent makes the same statement far Five Mile 

 Beach. Dr. W. L. Abbott 2 obtained specimens on the beaches of Cape 

 May county October 4th, 1879, and September 14th, 1880, and Mr. 

 W. L. Baily 3 found a number at Holly Beach in September, 1895. 



Mr. Baily reports a specimen shot on the Delaware River March 

 26th, 1886, and Dr. C. C. Abbott 4 and Dr. Thomas 5 state that they 

 are occasional on the upper part of the river. Near Princeton they 

 also occur occasionally, and on August 29th, 1895, Dr. Farr found 

 them abundant at Cranbury Millpond. 6 



240 Pisobia fuscicollis (Vieillot). 



White-rumped Sandpiper. 



Adults. Length, 6.75-8, Wing, 4.90-5. Plumage similar to Ereunetea 

 pusillus, but the rump pure white, and streaks on breast and sides of head 

 rather finer and narrower. Distinguished also by its larger size, being inter- 

 mediate between the Semipalmated and Red-backed Sandpipers. 



Transient, and apparently rather scarce on the New Jersey coast, 

 although Mr. Chapman says it is not uncommon in the vicinity of 

 New York City. 7 



Bonaparte was apparently the first to find this species in the State, 

 as he shot specimens on the coast prior to 1832, and stated that they 

 were rather common there in autumn. Turnbull (1869) says that it 

 is frequent, and Mr. Scott 8 found it common at Long Beach in 1877. 

 Mr. Laurent, however, regards it as rare at Five Mile Beach, and I 

 have found no specimens in collections made on the New Jersey coast 

 in recent years. It is quite likely that it is confused with the Least 

 and Semipalmated Sandpipers, with which it associates, and which it 

 so closely resembles. These birds are so common that they would be 

 passed by and not collected, and this probably accounts for the scarcity 

 of the present species in local collections. 



1 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1879, p. 225. 



2 Colin. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila. 

 8 Abst. Proc. D. V. O. C., II., p. 18. 



4 Birds of N. J., 1868. 



5 Birds of Bucks county, Pa. 



6 Babson, Birds of Princeton, p. 42. 



7 Birds Vicinity N. Y., p. 39. 



8 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1879. 



9 O. and O., 1892, p. 53. 



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