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black; abdomen tinged with ochraceous ; anal region, tibiae, and coisstim 

 velvety-black. 



Chick. Head above brownish, with an occipital patch of chestnut- 

 brown ; a small black spot behind the eye; crest, of five feathers, just 

 appearing, each feather streaked centrally with white, bordered by 

 blackish-brown; upper parts brown, each feather streaked centrally 

 with white, and with two to three transverse spots of black; under parts 

 dull-white, each feather with transverse spottings of blackish-brown. 



(the Plovers). 



161. JEgialitis vociferus, (L.) Killdeer-Plover. 

 Met with till into November. 



SCOLOPACID^E (the Snipes). 



162. Gallinago wilsoni, Temm. Wilson's Snipe. 



In the fall, a few were met with, here and there, in the marshy spots 

 about springs, and even along the open shores of small streams, where 

 they appeared strangely out of place, running along the banks and 

 searching for food much like true Shore Snipes. A few probably winter. 



163. Macrorhamphus griseus (Gm.) Red-breasted Snipe. 

 Apparently an uncommon visitor in Arizona. A pair were taken at 



Mimbres by Dr. Newberry, jr. They are in the plumage hitherto known 

 as var. scolopaceus, which is now referred by Dr. Coues to the true 



164. Ereunetes pusillus, (L.) Sernipalmated Sandpiper. 



Small flocks of these little sandpipers were noticed in the marshy 

 spots near tbe river at Apache. During the migrations, they are doubt- 

 less generally distributed, occurring along the water-courses in small 

 numbers. 



