68 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



There seemed to be considerable confusion in Dr. Whea- 

 ton's mind regarding the two Dowitchers, since this species 

 was not included in the body of his catalogue, but was 

 given a place in his check-list. It seems likely that his M. 

 griseus covered this species which was then regarded as a 

 subspecies. I have but two specific references to this spe- 

 cies, both from Cincinnati. Mr. William Hubbell Fisher 

 has permitted me to examine a specimen in his private col- 

 lection, and Mr. Charles Dury reports it as rare. If there 

 be other specimens in collections they have not been brought 

 to my notice. Its normal range would seem to lie west of 

 Ohio, although the other species is the rarer in Indiana, ac- 

 cording to Butler. 



86. (233.) MICROPALAMA HIMANTOPUS (Bonap.). 203. 



Stilt Sandpiper. 

 Synonyms: Tringa himantopus. 

 Wheaton, Ohio Agri. Report, 1874, 1875, 572. 



Dr. Wheaton admits it to his catalogue on the authority 

 of Mr. Winslow. Mr. A. Hall enters it as "Very rare," 

 near Cleveland. The only other record is the following: 

 Forest and Stream, XXXIII, No. 1816, p. 265 ( ?). Dr. E. 

 Sterling. 1889. 



87. (234.) TRINGA CANUTUS Linn. 204. 



Knot. 



Synonyms: Red-breasted Sandpiper, Gray-back, Robin Snipe, 

 May Bird, Ash-colored Sandpiper, White-bellied Snipe, Sil- 

 ver-back, Red-breast Plover,' Beach Robin, Horse-foot Snipe, 

 Robin-breast, White Robin Snipe, Red Sandpiper, Blue Plo- 

 ver. 



Wheaton, Ohio Agri. Report, 1860, 380, hypothetical. The first 

 published record of a specimen actually taken seems to be 

 the following: 



Wheaton, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1882, Vol. IV, Pt. 1, 478. 



"Mr. Ed. Savage, of this city, captured a fine male, of a 

 pair in full breeding plumage, at the Licking reservoir, 

 May 27, 1878." 



