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25. Charadrius fulvus (Gmel,), Eastern Golden Plover.—'Taken 
on St. Paul’s Island, Prybilov Islands, Alaska, by Mr. H. W. Elliot, 
May 2nd, 1873 (Elliot’s ‘ Prybilov Islands’; Coues, ‘ Birds of the 
North West,’ p. 450, foot-note). 
26. Afgialitis curonica (Gmel.), Little Ringed Plover.—De- 
scribed from San Francisco, California, as Ai. microrhyncha, 
Ridgway, N. S. Am. Nat., vill, Feb. 1874, p. 109 (Ridgway, Bull. 
U.S. Nat. Mus., 1881, p.67). But Mr. Ridgway added with caution 
that “it is extremely doubtful whether the specimen was really 
obtained near San Francisco, as stated on the label.” 
27. Vanellus cristatus (Meyer), Lapwing.—- One, a male, was 
obtained near Fiskenexsset, South Greenland, Jan. 7th, 1820, and 
sent to the Royal Museum, Copenhagen. One was received from 
Julianehaab, Greenland, in 1847 (Reinhardt, ‘ Ibis,’ 1861). 
28. Hematopus ostralegus (Linn.), Oystercatcher.—Three ex- 
amples have been sent from Greenland, one of which was from 
Julianehaab, in 1847, one from Godthaab in 1851,—both in the 
Royal Museum, Copenhagen,—and one from Nenortalik in 1859 
(Reinhardt, ‘ Ibis,’ 1861). 
29. Scolopax rusticola (Linn.), Woodcock.—It has been taken 
in Virginia (Coues, Am. Nat., x., June, 1876, p. 272). Two have 
occurred in New Jersey, and one in Newfoundland (cf. Lawrence, 
Ann. N. Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., vill. pp. 292, 293; Baird, Am. Jour. 
Arts and Sci., 1866, pp. 338, 339). 
30. Gallinago media (Leach), Snipe.—Prof. Reinhardt (‘ Ibis,’ 
1861) states that it is not uncommon in Greenland, and perhaps 
breeds there. He tells me that several specimens have been 
obtained, one in the autumn of 1845 (Reinhardt, in lit.). 
31. Tringa subarquata (Giild.), Curlew Sandpiper.— Massa- 
chusetts :—One at Cape Ann, 1865 (Samuels, Orn. and Odl. New 
Engl., 1868, p. 447). One taken at Nahant beach about 1869 
(Ruthven Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vol. iv., 1879, p. 124). 
One at Ipswich, 1875 (Brewer, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., xvii. 
p- 446). One at East Boston, May, 1876 (Brewster, J. ¢., vol. i., 
1876, p. 51). One at Cape Cod, May, 1878 (Ruthven Deane, l. c., 
vol. iv., 1879, p. 124). Maine:—“‘ Not very plenty” (Broadman, 
Proc. Boston Soe. N.H., ix., 1862, p. 128). New Jersey :—At Egg 
Harbour, “ occasionally shot” (Turnbull, Birds of EK. Penn., 1869, 
p- 44). Connecticut:—Three distinct records (Merriam, Birds 
of Conn., 1877, p. 190). Long Island, N. Y. :--Has occurred in 
