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230. Gallinago delicata (Ord) Wilson's snipe. 



Transient visitant; common. April 9 May 10; Sept. i Nov. 

 25 ; rare in summer. Found in marshes and swampy meadows. Breeds : 

 Springville, April 22 May 10; Bergen Swamp, May 30, 1899; Buf- 

 falo Berg. p. 7 and Ottomar Reinecke; Branchport C. F. Stone. 

 Nest on a hummock in the midst of a marsh; eggs, 4. 



231. Macrorhamphus griseus (Gmel.) Dowitcher. 

 Transient visitant; rather rare. Niagara River, Oct., 1892 



Auk 12, 313. Oneida Lake, Sept., 1883; also in 1880 R. & B. p. 

 112. Auburn, Sept., 1875 Aub. p. 31. 



232. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (Say) Long -billed 



dowitcher. 



Transient visitant ; rare. Strawberry Island, Niagara River, 

 Oct., 1892 Auk 12, 313. 



233. Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.) Stilt sandpiper. 

 Transient visitant ; rare. Penn Yan, Oct., 1875 Auburn List, 



p. 31. Buffalo, Sept. 16, 1893 Auk 12, 313. 



234. Tringa canutus Linn. Knot. 



Transient visitant ; uncommon. Carlton, Sept. 9, 1897 Auk 16, 

 194. Oneida Lake, Aug. 26, 1891 Auk n, 162. Syracuse, ''rare 

 visitant" A. W. Perrior. Penn Yan, Oct. 15, 1874; also one in 

 the Flahive collection Aub. p. 32. Buffalo," rare migrant" Berg, 

 p. 8. 



235. Tringa maritima Briinn. Purple sandpiper. 



Winter visitant ; very rare. One specimen taken in winter on 

 Seneca Lake, Aub. p. 32. 



239. Tringa maculata Vieill. Pectoral sandpiper. 

 Transient visitant ; common in the fall ; uncommon in spring. 



May ; Sept. i Nov. 5. Found in marshes and along the shores of 

 lakes and streams. 



240. Tringa fuscicollis Vieill. White-rumped sandpiper. 

 Transient visitant ; occasional. Sept. 29 Nov. 4. There are 



published records for Carlton, Branchport, Utica and Oneida Lake 

 (several instances). Canandaigua, Oct. 17 and 25, 1895 ; Oct. 25 

 and Nov. 4, 1898; Sept. 30, 1899. Penn Yan, "eighteen years 

 ago" Flahive collection. This bird often escapes identification, 

 which accounts for its apparent rarity. 



