16 CHECK LIST OP 



86. Wilson's Phalarope. 



(Phalaropus tricolor.) 

 Taken at Chilliwhack Allen C. Brooks. 



FAMILY SCOLOPACID^E. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, &c. 



87. Wilson's Snipe. 



(Gallinago delicata.) 



Island and Mainland. Tolerably abundant. Resident. 

 Breeds in the interior of Mainland. Eggs taken at En- 

 derby, May, 1891, by Mr. DeBlois Green. 



88. Long-billed Dowitcher. 



" Bed-breasted Snipe." (Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. ) 



Tolerably abundant. Island and the whole of the Main- 

 land. Breeds in the interior. 



89. Knot. 



"Robin Snipe." (Tringa canutus.) 

 Abundant during migrations, chiefly along the coast. 



90. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



(Tringa macula ta.) 



Taken near Victoria during spring and fall migrations. 

 Not common. 



91. Baird's Sandpiper. 



(Tringa bairdii.) 

 Chilliwhack Allen C. Brooks. 



92. Least Sandpiper. 



(Tringa minutilla.) 



This bird is abundant along the coast during fall and 

 spring migrations. I also found it quite common in the 

 interior of the Mainland during the summer. 



93. Bed-backed Sandpiper. 



(Tringa alpina pacifica.) 



A very abundant resident. Appears in great numbers 

 along the coast during spring and fall, reaching Victoria 

 as early as August. 



