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the breeding season becomes perfectly reckless, and hovers over head 

 or follows through the grass within a few yards until it has escorted 

 the intruder well off its domain. The presence of a dog in the vicin- 

 ity of its nesting place is the signal for a general onslaught by all the 

 birds of the vicinity, which hover over the dog, and with loud cries 

 endeavor to drive it away. Being but little appreciated as game it is 

 seldom hunted in this vicinity. 



Genus Tryngites Cab. 



230. T. rufescens Vieill. BUFK-BRKASTED SANDPIPKR. Very 

 rare migrant. A specimen is in the collection of Mr. II. P. Clarke, 

 obtained upon the Lake shore, at Chicago, September 4th, 1873. Dr. 

 Hoy gives it as "quite common" from September 15th to October 

 10th, near Racine (Wis. Ag'l Rep., 1852). This is, I think, a mistake, 

 as is also his note regarding the abundance of T. maritima in the 

 same list. . 



Genus Numenius Linn. 



231. H". longirostris Wils. LONG-BILLED CUHLEW. Formerly 

 very abundant during the migrations, and a common summer resident. 

 Now rather uncommon in the migrations and a very rare summer resi- 

 dent. A pair nested on the Calumet Marshes the spring of 1873. 

 More numerous on the large marshes in Central Illinois. Arrives the 

 last of April and departs in October. 



232. N. hudsonicus Lath. HUDSONIAX CURLEW. Very rare 

 migrant with the preceding. 



233. N. borealis (Forst.). ESQUIMAUX CURLEW. Rather com- 

 mon during the migrations. Arrives a little later than the larger 

 species and passes north with short delay. Returns the last of Sep- 

 tember and in October. Frequents wet prairies, with the golden 

 plover. 



Family 

 Genus Tantalus Linn. 



234. T. loculator Linn. WOOD IBIS. An exceedingly rare sum- 

 mer visitant from Southern Illinois. Dr. Hoy has a specimen in his 

 collection obtajned at Racine, September 10th, 1869, and states that a 

 second specimen was obtained near Milwaukee, and is now iu a mu- 

 seum at that place. 



Genus Ibis Moehring. 



235. I. falcinellus var. ordii Cones. GLOSSY IBIS. A very rare 

 visitant. I know of but two or three instances of its occurrence. 



