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177. Actodromas maculata CASSIN. Jack Snipe. 

 Common in spring and fall. 



178.- Actodromas minutilla COUES. Least Sandpiper. 

 Abundant in spring and fall. 



179. Calidns arenaria ILLIGEK. Sanderling. 

 Common in spring and fall. [piper. 



180. Ereune'es pusillus COUES. Semipalmated Sand- 

 Abundant in spring and fall. 



181. Gambetta melanoleuca BONAP. Tell Tale. 

 Occasional in spring and fall. 



182. Gambetta flavipes BONAP. Yellow Legs. 

 ^Common in spring and fall. [piper. 



183. Tringoides macularius GRAY. Spotted Sand- 

 Summer resident. Abundant. 



184. Actiturus Bartramius BONAP. Field Plover. 

 With us the Field Plover is by no means common ; the 



few I have observed, seemed to frequent open downs or 

 .sheep walks. 



185. Limosa fedoa ORD. Marbled Godwit. 

 Not very rare in spring and fall. 



18j5. Limosa hudsonica Sw. Hudsonian Godwit. 

 More frequent than the preceding. [Curlew. 



187. Numenius longirostris WILSON. Long-billed 

 Rare visitant in spring and fall. [Curlew. 



188. Numenius hudsonic/us LATHAM. Hudsonian 

 More common than the preceding; spring and fall. 



189. Rallus crepitans GM. Clapper Rail. 

 Occasionally found near Hamilton ; more common at 



Baptiste Creek, where it breeds. 



190. Rallus virginianus LINN. Virginia Rail. 

 Common summer resident. 



191. Porzana Carolina VIEILL. Common Rail. 

 Abundant summer resident. 



192. Fulica americana GMELIN. Coot. 



Breeds by thousands along the marshy shores of Lake 

 St. Clair ; not uncommon in other parts of Canada. Have 

 killed ten with one barrel in Burlington Bay. 



193. Gallinula galeata BONAP. Florida Gallimile. 

 Common, but not so abundant as the preceding : fre- 



uents similar situations. 



