844 LIST OF THE IJIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



NO. 



181 (224) PHALAROPUS TRICOLOR. (V ieill.) Wilson's Phalarope. 



Chiefly interior of >.'ortli America ; breeds from uortheru Illinois north- 

 ward ; in winter, south to South America ; common in Mississippi 

 Valley ; casual on Atlantic coast. 



FAMILY RECURVIROSTRID/E. Avocets and Stilts. 



Genus RECURVIROSTRA. Linn. 



182 (22.)) RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA. Gmel. American Avocet. 



Temperate North America ; breeds from Illinois to the Saskatchewan 

 and Great Slave Lake ; in winter, Central America and "West 

 Indies ; rare on Atlantic coast except Florida, where it is casual ; 

 accidental in New England. 



(iENLS HIMANTOPUS. Briss. 



183 (22G) HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS. (Mi li .) BIack=necked Stilt. 



Temperate North America, from the uortheru ITuited States southward 

 to the West Indies, northern Brazil, aud Peru ; rare in eastern 

 United States, except Florida ; breeds in some numbers iu Florida 

 in May. 



FAMILY SCOLOPACID^. Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



Genus SCOLOPAX. Linn. 



184 (227) SCOLOPAX RUSTICOLA. Linn. European Woodcock. 



European species, accidental iu eastern North America ; several records. 



Genus PHILOMELA. Gray. 



!85 (22H) PHILOMELA MINOR. (Gmel.) American Woodcock. 



Eastern North America from British Provinces to Gulf States; breeds 

 throughout its range, but by far the greater number breed north; 

 very numerous in Gulf States in winter. 



Genus GALLINAQO. Leach. 



186 (22.1) GALLINAQO GALLINAQO. (Linn.) European Snipe. 



European sixH'ies ; occurs in Greenland. 

 I86'« (2;'.(>i) GALLINAQO MAJOR. (Gmel.) Greater Snipe. 



Old world species accidental in North America, recorded from Hudson 

 Bay. 



187 (2;i<)) GALLINAQO DELICATA. (Ord.) Wilson's Snipe. Jack Snipe. 



Breeds from northern I'uited States, northward ; south iu winter to "West 

 Indies and South America. 



