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Knot. " Gray Back." Spring and fall ; sometimes very 

 abundant in autumn, arriving in August. 



40. Arquatella maritima Baircl. (Tringa maritima 

 Briinn.) Purple Sandpiper. " Rock Snipe." On the coast 

 in autumn not generally common. 



41. Ancylocliilus subarquata Kaup. Curlew Sandpiper. 

 Coast ; not common. 



42. Actodromas Bonapartii Cass. (Tringa Bonapartii 

 Sclil.) Bonaparte's Sandpiper. Coast in spring and fall; 

 sometimes abundant. 



43. Ereunetes pusilla Cass. Semipalmated Sandpiper. 

 Common along the coast in spring and autumn. 



44. Limosa fedoa Orel. Marbled Godwit. Rare pas- 

 senger in spring and fall. 



45. Limosa liudsonica Swain. Hudsonian Godwit. 

 Spring and fall. Not common. 



46. Numenius longirostris Wilson. Long-billed Cur- 

 lew. Spring and fall. Not common. 



47. Numenius liudsonius Lath. Hudsonian Curlew 

 Rare. Spring, fall and winter. 



48. Numenius borealis Lath. Esquimaux Curlew. 

 Spring and fall ; occasionally in winter on the coast. Rare. 



49. Eallus crepitans Gm. Clapper Rail. Rare or ac- 

 cidental. (S. Cabot Jr., Bost. So. N. H., vol. m, p. 326.) 



50. Porzana noveboracensis ? Yellow Rail. Found, 

 in spring and fall ; perhaps breeds. Not common. 



51. Gallinula galeata Bonap. Florida Gallinule. Ac- 

 cidental. Has been taken at Fresh Pond, Cambridge, by- 

 Mr. Cabot. (Peab. Rep. Orn. Mass., p. 258.) 



52. Gallinula martinica Lath. Purple Gallinule. Like 

 the preceding, occurs as a very rare, chance visitor from 

 the south, but is oftener met with. Has been taken but a 

 few times in this State. 



53. Anser Jiyperboreus Pallas. Snow Goose. Winter 

 visitant. Not common. 



54. Anser Gambellii Hartl. White-fronted Goose. Have 

 seen specimens obtained in Boston market that were prob- 

 ably taken in the State. 



55. Bernida Hutchinsii Bonap. Hutchin's Goose. 



