('. 71. JIcrriKjit — liirifs of ( 'oiiin ctii'iit. luti 



within i'iy;lit \'vv\ ol";! niilroad track wlirrc trains |(assc.| v\vv\ limir 

 ofthc (lay ! lUanains into October (Oct. (i, is; I), l-'numl ulicnvir 

 there is a pond or small stn-ani. 



205. ActiturUS BartramiuS (Wilson) Bonap. Bartiainian SaiKli.iper ; 



"Upland Plover." 



A coninion sntnnicr resident. l>reeds in open tieMs away from 

 water. I am informed by Mr. C'oe that lariic nund)ers of tlieni l>reed 

 on Plnm Island, ott' New London, Comi. .Virivcs aliout y\:\\ 1st 

 (May 2, 1874, Porthmd, Conn., Sage). 



206. Tryngites rufescens (ViciUdt) Calmnis. HulT-breasted Sandpiper. 



Occurs durino- the migrations, but is not common. .losiah (i. Klv, 

 Esq., writes me that two were killed near Saybrook, a few years ag«», 

 and Dr. Dauiel Crary had one in his collection which " w.as shot near 

 Hartford some years ago." 



207. Numenius longirOStris Wilson. Lono-l)illed Curlew. 



Not particularly rare during migrations, but excessively shy. 

 Linsley took it at Stratford, Conu. Regarding its occurrence near 

 Faulkner's Island, Coim., Capt. Brooks writes : " Not plenty ; occa- 

 sionally one stops here in the fall." It was seen at ]Milibrd, Conn., 

 by Mr. Grinnell, during the summer of 1873. Mr. J. N. Clark, of 

 Saybrook, Conn., tells me that it sometimes occurs X\\vvv in the fall, 

 but is rare. Dr. Crary tells me that it has l)een taken near Hartford, 

 Conn. 



208. Numenius HtldsOnicUS Latham. Hndsonian Curlew. 



A rare migrant. Taken at Stratford, Conn., by Linsley. I am 

 informed by Dr. Crary, of Hartford, Conn., that it has been killed in 

 that vicinity. LTnder date of "July 20, 1877," the Rev. J. Howanl 

 Hand writes me, from Southamjiton, Long Island: "Have just taken 

 three sjiecimens of the Hudsonian Curlew this morning." 



209. Numenius borealis (Forster) Latham. E.-^kimo Curlew. 



Not common. Occurs during migration. Taken at Stratl()rd, 

 Conn., by Linsley. ]\Ir. J. N. Clark has a line mounted specimen in 

 his cabinet, killed at Saybrook, Conn., Oct. 13, 1874. 



