136 DutcHer, Bird Notes from Long Island, N. Y. [April 
individual that I met with, I came upon while engaged in shooting Terns 
on the inner beach, in the latter part of June. I observed it ata distance 
in company with a party of small Sandpipers, which I was scrutinizing 
through a glass that always accompanies me in my collecting tours. 
Appearing longer than its associates, and too small for the Yellow-shanks, 
or other familiar species of which we have spoken, I immediately set 
about ascertaining to what species it belonged--and as I advanced, was 
much pleased to find that an opportunity offered to secure another specimen 
ofone of the rarest of our birds. It was very gentle, and seemed to have no 
disposition to take wing, although I had arrived quite near. It wasstand- 
ing in a shallow pool of water, and during my observations remained in 
a listless attitude, scarcely changing its position until alarmed by the ex- 
plosion of the cap of the first barrel of my gun, which missed fire—when it 
sprung up, uttering a low whistling note; and while passing slowly from 
me, with the other barrel I secured it. On dissection it proved to be a male, 
and from its plumage I considered it the young of the year. In its stomach 
I found particles of shells and sand.” Mr. Giraud’s inference that the speci- 
men in question was of the ‘‘young of the year” seems hardly correct in 
view of the fact that the date he gives is ‘‘the latter part of June.” It is 
probable that it was a more than usually dull plumaged adult male bird. 
8. Tryngites subruficollis. Burr-BREASTED SANDPIPER.— Mr. Giraud 
considered this species on Long Island, as ‘‘Nota very common bird, though 
its occurrence is by no means unusual. Almost every season a few are 
observed along the southern shores of Long Island, and during autumn we 
occasionally find it in our markets stripped of its feathers, and exposed 
for sale along with the Pectoral Sandpiper.”* My first specimen of this 
Sandpiper was not secured until August 28, of this year (1888), when one 
was presented to me by Mr. Frank M. Lawrence of Mastic, Suffolk Co. 
He subsequently wrote: “It was shot by a lad who sent it to me to iden- 
tify, and as it was a strange bird to me I forwarded it to you. He shot it 
on the meadows on the north side of the bay. It was alone.” The only 
other specimen of this species that has come under my personal observa- 
tion was one shot by Capt. W. N. Lane, in midsummer some twelve 
years since. It was presented to Mr. George Lawrence Nicholas and is 
now, I believe, in the Princeton College collection. Other late records 
for Long Island have been made by Mr. N. T. Lawrencet and Mr. DeL. 
Berier.{ 
g. Picoides arcticus. ArcTIC THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. — While 
ona visit to Sag Harbor, Suffolk Co., partially for the purpose of orni- 
thological research, I visited the taxidermic studio of Messrs. Lucas and 
Buck. While looking through their stock of skins and mounted birds I 
found a specimen of this species. Neither Mr. Lucas nor Mr. Buck could 
remember from whom they had received it, as large numbers of birds in 
* Birds of Long Island, p. 231. 
+ Forest and Stream, Vol. X, p. 235. 
* Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VI, p. 126. 
