76 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



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102. (261.) BARTRAMIA LONGICAUDA (Bechst.). 220. 



Bartramian Sandpiper. 



Synonyms: Actiturus bartramius, Totanus bartramius, Tringa 



bartramia, Tringa longicauda. 



Upland Plover, Bartram's Tattler, Field Plover, Grass Plo- 

 ver, Prairie Pigeon, Prairie Snipe. 

 Audubon, Orn. Biog., IV, 1838, 24. 



This large upland sandpiper is fairly common during the 

 entire summer over the greater part of the state, being 

 rather less common along our southern border as a summer 

 resident. While a few breed in the vicinity of Oberlin 

 each year, the individuals are so few that they might easily 

 be counted and their breeding places located. These birds 

 are rather gleaners than probers, and therefore feed upon 

 the insect life at the surface of the ground and among the 

 grass, doing good service in meadows. 



The average appearance for Oberlin is April 15, and the 

 average date of last seen October 15. Rev. W. F. Hennin- 

 ger has a record for March 21, 1902, for southern Ohio. 

 The birds leave the state about October 25. 



103. (262.) TRYNGITES SUBRUFICOLLIS (VieilL). 221. 



Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 



Synonyms: Tryngites rufescens, Tringa subruficollis, T. rufe- 



scens. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 165. 



"Rare migrant, only noted in the fall. In addition to its 

 occurrence noted by Dr. Kirtland ( Cleveland, two specimens 

 captured in August, 1840), it has since been taken on sever- 

 al occasions near Cleveland. A specimen was taken in the 

 immediate vicinity of this city, August 31, 1876, which is 

 now in the collection of the Ohio State University. This 

 bird was in company with Semipalmated Plover and Semi- 

 palmated Sandpipers, on a gravelly bank of the Scioto 

 river." (Wheaton, 1882.) Nothing more has been report- 

 ed concerning this species. 



