The Zoologist— J (tly, 1869. 1751 



Semipalmated Sandpiper, Ereunetes petiificatus, Illiger. — Another 

 common species on the coast in the fall. 



suit Sandpiper, Macropalama himantopiis (5o«.) — Not common at 

 Cow Head. I killed one specimen in September, 1867, and saw a few 

 others which appeared of the same species. 



Willet, Sjmphemia semipalmata (Gmeliii). — Common in the fall of 

 the j'ear, especially in the spotted or immature plumage. 



71?// Tale, or Stone Snipe, Gambetta melanoleuca (Gmelin). — A 

 summer migrant, but not so common as the following species. 



Yellow Legs, or Yellowshanked Sandpiper, G. flavipes {Gmelin). — 

 A summer migrant, arriving in May and departing again in October. 

 A great many pairs breed in the marshes, but I think the majority 

 pass on to more northern regions, and return in August and Sep- 

 tember in increased numbers, generally at that season very f;\t and 

 much appreciated for the table, but being small birds they are not 

 usually shot at by the settlers unless four or five can be killed at a 

 shot. Sometimes they are very tame and take little notice of men or 

 dogs : at other times they are so wild that I know no bird more diffi- 

 cult of approach, and then they are a perfect nuisance to the sports- 

 man, as they not only keep out of range themselves, but alarm every 

 other bird by their incessant cry of " twillick," " twillick." Many a 

 blessing ( ? ) have I bestowed on these birds when, after crawling on 

 my hands and knees a quarter of a mile through long wet grass on 

 boggy soil to get a shot at a flock of black ducks [Anas obscura), 

 1 have heard the everlasting " twillick," and seen the ducks take wing 

 instantly, perhaps not eighty yards from me. I fear since my visit 

 many a skeleton of poor " twillick" lies bleaching in the marshes by 

 the sea-coast near Cow Head. Provincial names of this bird are 

 " twillick," " twillet" and " nansary " — the latter name more frequently 

 in the south of the island. 



Solitary Sandpiper, Rhyacophilus solitarius {Wilson.) — Not un- 

 common in summer, generally towards autumn. 



Spotted Sandpiper, Tringoides macularius [Linn.) — A common 

 summer migrant, arriving early in May : breeds on the coast, and lays 

 its four eggs sometimes in a hollow on the bare shingle; at other times 

 in short grass, but always just above high-water mark. Provincial 

 name " wagtail." 



Barlrain's Sandpiper, Actitiuus barUamius [Wilson). — Visits New- 

 foundland periodically, but is rarely met with during the vernal migra- 

 tion. 1 doubt if it breeds in Newfoundland, although known to do 



