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June 19, 1897, and H. S. Swarth noted it in the same locality in July (Grinnell, 

 Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 17). J. H. Bowles saw four birds at Santa 

 Barbara, July 18, 1910, and noted one l)ir(l in the same locality, January 2, 1911 

 (Condor xiv, 1912, 9). C. 15. Linton took a male at San Diego Bay, Decem- 

 ber 5, 1906, and a female at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, January 19, 1907. 



126. (256a) Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus (Brewster). West- 

 ern Solitary Sandpiper. 



Fairly common during migrations, mostly along streams of the interior. 

 J. H. Bowles finds the Solitary Sandpiper to occur rather rarely in migrations 

 on the grassy mud flats in the vicinity of Santa Barbara (Condor xiv. 1912, 9). 

 His only spring record for that locality is of one bird seen April 30, 1910. He 

 has noted it in the faU from July 22 (1910) to September 7 (1911). H. S. 

 Swarth has found it fairly numerous along the Los Angeles River. He has 

 seen it in the fall from August 25 (1900) to September 22 (1898), and in the 

 spring from April 10 (1898) to May 14 (1898). It was noted by J. G. Cooper 

 along fresh water streams of \'entura County (Auk iv, 1887, 91), and in the 

 Cuyamaca Mountains, San Diego County (Am. Nat. vin, 1874, 18). A. van 

 Rossem took two birds at Bear Lake, San Bernardino Mountains, August 22, 

 1910, and E. A. Mearns and A. W. Anthony noted the species on San Clemente 

 Island in late August, 1894 (U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 56, 1907, 141). 



127. (258a) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus (Brewster). 

 Western Willet. 



Common along the coast and on inland bodies of water from August 15 

 until the latter part of April. Most abundant during the migrations which take 

 place in August and September and in March and April. P'requently seen dur- 

 ing the summer, but, so far, has not been found to breed in southern California. 

 J. G. Cooper records this bird as common in winter in Ventura County marshes 

 (Auk IV. 1887, 91). J. H. Bowles noted it at Santa Barbara, November 1, 

 1911 (Condor xiv, 1912, 9), and W. L. Dawson saw a bird at Carpinteria, Santa 

 Barbara County, December 23. 1911. C. B. Linton found it common at San 

 Diego Bay from August 18 to December 5, 1906. J. (jrinnell found it quite 

 plentiful at Bear Lake, San Bernardino Mountains, from July 28 to August 2, 

 1905, and took three specimens, all apparently birds of the year and probably 

 migrants (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. v. 1908, 55). 



I have seen this species in southern California every month during the 

 summer. I noted it in company with Black-necked Stilts — the latter breed- 

 ing—at Nigger Slough, Los Angeles County, May 17 and 28, June 2 and July 

 10, 1910, and found it plentiful at Bolsa Chica. Orange County, July 23, 1911. 

 I also saw a small flock on San Miguel Island, lune 17, 1910 (Condor xii, 

 1910, 173). 



128. (259) Heteractitis incanus (Gmelin). Wandering Tattler. 



Fairly common on rocky shores in fall, winter and spring. A few. undoubt- 

 edly non-breeding birds, remain through the summer. Particularly plentiful 

 on the Santa Barbara Islands in company with Spotted Sandpipers and Turn- 



