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ORNITHNLOGIST 



[Vol. 10-No. 11 



Catalogue of the Birds of Kalamazoo 

 County, Michigan. 



i;V Dli. MOItlilS (ilUBS. — PART I.\. 



lyl. [53(5.] Actodromnn fufcicolUs (Vk'ill.) 

 Kidg. Bonaparto's SaiulpipLT. A ratlier raru, 

 irregular migrant. Only recorded a tlw times 

 with us. 



183. [.538.] Actmlmiuim minutilla (Vieill.) 

 Bp. Least Sandpiper. Not a rare transient both 

 Spring and Summer. Observed it as^late as May 

 33d in the Spring, but it does not summer here. 

 Have seen it by August lOtli in the southern jour- 

 ney. Found around the borders of lakes asso- 

 ciating in small Ucicks with the Semipalmated 

 Sandpiper. 



183. [539rt.] PdkliM itlpiiiH (imenmnd Cass. 

 Ked-backed Sandpiper. Arrives in sniiiU flocks 

 or very often singly about May 15th, and remains 

 lre(|uently as late as the first of June. Not rare 

 in Spring. Do not know of it in the Autumn. 

 It is luund here in late August. 



184. [541,] Ercunctes iiHsiUiis (Linu. ) Cass. 

 Common and generally associating with the 

 Least Sandpiper. Have taken it as late as .Tune 

 1st in the Spring migration out of a flock of forty 

 or more. Have secured it as early as August 

 lUh, and yet have not satisfied myself that it re- 

 mains during the Summer. Quite common, both 

 Spring and Autumn, along the edges of lakes and 

 ponds. 



185. [.548] TolnuHs nulaiiUaicns ((Jmel) 

 Vieill. Greater Yellow-legs ; Tell-tale. Not a 

 rare Spring and Fall transient around our lakes 

 and ponds. Have not sufiicient data to give a 

 good idea as to arrival imd departure. A noisy, 

 well known species ; as its name implies it is a 

 tell-tale and often scares game ere the hunter has 

 reached a good point to shoot fi-om. 



180. [549.] TuUinim flniipai (Gmel.j Vieill. 

 Lesser Yellow legs. A smaller species than the 

 last and more abundant. I have taken it May 

 4th and IGth, August 30th and September 7lh, 

 showing that it is with us quite a time although 

 not a Summer resident. It, like the last, is often 

 shot for food, but although lender is not as large 

 as a conmion snipe. 



187. [550.] Ji/ii/(ic„p/iil.ii.f suliUirius (Wils.) 

 Cass. Solitary Sandi)iper. Not so abundant as 

 the last named species. Inclined to resort to out 

 of the way places. An unfrequented low piece of 

 woods is often chosen. Arrives in late April and 

 renuiius two weeks or more befoi-e passing north. 

 It returns to us late in August and remains imlil 

 September 30th. 



188. [555.] JBioiramiii luufjicuiidn (Bechst.) 



Bp. Bartram's Sandpiper ; Field Plover. A 

 common species and nests in many quarters, al- 

 though the eggs are rarely found. Arrives in the 

 latter part of April as a rule, but sometimes 

 earlier. Remains until October 15th and occa- 

 sionally later than November 1st. 



180. [550.] Tn/ngitcs riifisccns (Vieill.) Ca- 

 ban. Buti'-breasted Sandpiper. A rare species, 

 only twice taken, September 17, 1875, and Sep- 

 tember 14, 1883. Not yet observed in Spring. 



190. [557.] Trinrjoules mHciilitrmn (Linn.) 

 Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. Our most abundant 

 representative of the family during Sununer 

 Nests near lakes, ponds and streams on marshes, 

 fields and shores. Occasionally appears as early 

 as March 37th, but usually in Ai)ril, Is found 

 with us in October frequently in late seasons. 



191. [500.] Nuiiienius horeiilis (Porst.) Lath. 

 Eskimo Curlew. Once taken by Benjamin P. 

 Syke, October 38, 1879. A rare migrant. 



193. [505.] Steganopus icUwin (Sab.) Coues. 

 Wilson's Phalaropc. An irregular transient, only 

 occasionally seen. Taken as late as May 31st 

 one season. It does not suimner here however. 

 Only once taken in the Autumn, Sept. 8, 1878. 



193. [509.] RdUtis ehfpiM Aud. Ked-breasted 

 Rail ; Marsh Hen ; King Rail. A rare transient. 

 Only twice captured to my knowledge. These 

 specimens were taken near small lakes in Spring. 



194. [573.] Itallus virginituuis Linn. Vir- 

 ginian Rail. A common species. Breeds near 

 small lakes and ponds ; usually preferring dryer 

 grounds than the ne.\t species; nesting in the 

 higher i)arts of the marshes. Common from May 

 10th to September 30th. 



195. [574.] Pun/ma caivUiui (Linn.) Baird. 

 Sola Kail. Our most abundant representative of 

 the family. Nests around lakes and ponds where 

 grass and cat tails arc to be fcjund in pools ot wa- 

 ter. Arrives in late April or early May and re- 

 mains from five to five and a half months. All'ord 

 but jioor shooting here as they rarely fly. 



190. [579.] GalUnula giikala (Licht. ) Bp. 

 Florida Gallinule. This species is confined to a 

 few lakes and pontls in these parts and some dis- 

 tance from my home, .so that I have had but lit- 

 tle chance of studying their liabits. Have found 

 but few nests, which were built much in the 

 same manner as the nests of the other rails. 

 Placed in rushes (jvcr water at the edges of lakes 

 and ])onds. 



197. [.560.] FiiUni „wcrk;tn,( Gmel. Ameri- 

 can Coot. Arrives about the middle of April and 

 remains a month sometimes. Ajipears again from 

 the North about September 20th and stays until 

 November 10th and sometimes much later. Ex- 



