Sept. 1890.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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58. Rallus elefjans. Red-breasted Rail. 

 Quite rare. Have seen it but on few occasions. 

 Breeds. 



59. Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. Quite 

 common. Breeds. 



60. Porzana Carolina. Soi-a Rail. Very 

 abundant. Breeds. Raises two broods a year. 



61. Porzana noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. 

 Rare. Mr. Hvoslef took one at Lanesboro on 

 September 1, 18t6. 



62. Gallimila galeata. Common Gallinule. 

 Common. Breeds. 



6o. Fulica ((inericana. American Coot. Very 

 abundant. 



64. Crymophilus fulicarius. Red Phalarope. 

 Reported by Mr. Hatch as "rare." It must 

 be, — a straggler probably. 



65. Phalaropus lobatuft. Northern Phalar- 

 ope. Rare. Seen principally during the fall 

 migration. 



66. Phalaropus tricolor. Wilson's Phala- 

 rope. Common in suitable localities. Breeds. 



67. Becurvirostra americana. American 

 Avocet. Rather rare. Found only on the 

 prairies. 



68. Philohela minor. American Woodcock. 

 Common. Breeds. 



69. GalUnago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. 

 Common. Breeds. 



70. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. Long- 

 billed Dowitcher. Not very common. Both 

 varieties of the Dowitcher may occur in the 

 state, but so far I have identified but scolopa- 

 ceus. 



71. Micropalama himantopus. Stilt Sand- 

 piper. Mr. Hvoslef has taken this species at 

 Lanesboro, August 20, 1885. 



72. Tringa canutus. Knot. Very rare. 

 ILis been taken at Lanesboro on one occasion 

 by Mr. Hvoslef. 



7^5. Tringa inaculata. Pectoral Sandpiper. 

 Common during migrations. 



74. Tringa fuscicollis. White-rumped Sand- 

 piper. On May, 1889, I found this species very 

 plentiful in Lacquiparle County. It had 

 hitherto been unknown in the state and it 

 seemed strange that a bird so common there 

 could have escaped notice so long. 



75. Tringa bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. 

 Not common. Observed most frequently dur- 

 ing the fall migration. 



76. Tringa winutilla. Least Sandpiper. 

 Common during migrations. 



77. Tringa alpina pacifica. Red-backed 

 Sandpiper. Rare in vicinity of Minneapolis, 

 but I found it abiuidant in May in Lacquiparle 

 County. 



78. Ereunetes pusillns. Semipalmated Sand- 

 piper. The most plentiful of the little Sand- 

 pipers. 



79. Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. Very 

 rare. Has been taken by Mr. T. S. Roberts. 



80. Liinosa foeda. Great Marbled Godwit. 

 A common bird of the prairies. 



81. Limosa hcBinastica. Hudsonian Godwit. 

 This godwit I met for the first time in Lacqui- 

 parle County in May, where it was fairly com- 

 mon, but not so plentiful as the Marbled 

 Godwit. 



82. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow- 

 legs. 



83. Totanus flavipes. Lesser Yellow-legs. 

 Both the above are fairly common and not 

 necessarily confined to the prairies like most 

 of the waders. 



84. Totanus solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. 

 Everywhere abundant. One of the first of the 

 sandpipers to appear in the migrations. 



85. St/mphemia semipalinata inornata. Wes- 

 tern Willet. According to the best authorities 

 this is the form of the willet found in the 

 state. Very common in the west where it 

 breeds. 



86. Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian 

 Sandpiper, " Field Plover." Common. Breeds 

 throughout the state. 



87. Tryngites subruficolUs. Buff-breasted 

 Sandpiper. Rare in vicinity of Minneapolis. 

 Found them fairly common in Lacquiparle 

 County. 



88. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. 

 Common summer resident. 



89. Wumenixs longirostris. Long-billed Cur- 

 lew. Not common. Breeds. 



90. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Cur- 

 lew. Rai-est of the curlews, but frequently 

 seen at Heron Lake. 



91. Numineiis borealis. Eskimo Curlew. 

 Commonest of the curlews. Seen only during 

 migration. 



92. Charadrius squatarola. Black-bellied 

 Plover. Not very common. Seen in migra- 

 tion in company with the next. 



93. Charadrius doniinicus. American Golden 

 Plover. A common bird of the prairies. Does 

 not breed in the state to ray knowledge. 



94. ^gialitis vocifera. Killdeer. Abun- 

 dant summer resident. 



95. ^Egialitis semipnhnata. Semipalmated 

 Ring Plover. Fairly common. 



96. Arenaria interpres. Turnstone. Rare. 

 Has been taken by Albert Lano on Lake Min- 

 netonka and by myself in Lacquiparle 

 County. 



