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swimmers. Most species large enough to be worth while are ed- 
ible. None of the species are directly harmful to man’s interests. 
99. WILSON SNIPE. JACK SNIPE. Gallinago delicata. 
Common spring and fall migrants. Occasional winter resi- 
dents of wet grassy localities. Occur in small companies. 
100. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. Macrorhamphus 
scolopaceus griseus. 
Common spring and fall migrants along the coast. Winter 
residents in small numbers. Uusually found in flocks with other 
shore birds. 
101. KNOT. Tringa canutus, 
Rather common migrants along the coast and occasional winter 
residents. 
102. BAIRD SANDPIPER. Pisobia bairdii. 
Migrates principally through the Colorado valley and east- 
ward. One bird has been taken at Pacific Beach. 
108. LEAST SANDPIPER.  Pisobia minutilla. 
Abundant migrants and common winter residents along the 
coast, also common migrants in the interior. 
104. RED-BACKED SANDPIPER. Pelidna alpina sakhalina. 
Abundant migrants along the coast. A few remain through 
the winter. 
105. WESTERN SANDPIPER. FEreunetes mauri. 
Abundant migrants and common winter residents along the 
coast. 
106. SANDERLING. Calidris leucophza. 
Rather common winter residents of the coast and bays. 
107. MARBLED GODWIT. | Limosa fedoa. 
Common spring and fall migrants along the coast. 
108. GREATER YELLOW-LEGS. Totanus melanoleucus. 
Rather common migrants in the interior. Comparatively rare 
in the coast region. 
109. WESTERN SOLITARY SANDPIPER. Heleodromas 
solitarius cinnamomeus. 
Rather common migrants. Found on fresh and salt waters. 
Often found singly. 
110. WESTERN WILLET. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 
inornatus. 
Rather common winter residents along the coast. Abundant 
migrants. Occasional about fresh waters. 
111. WANDERING TATTLER. Heteractitis incanus. 
Occasionally seen in the migrations or in the winter on rocky 
shores. 
112. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Actitis macularius. 
Rather common winter residents around fresh and salt waters. 
Prefers rocky shores. Found singly or in small companies. 
118. LONG-BILLED CURLEW. Numenius americanus. 
Formerly abundant in the migrations, now moderately com- 
mon. Most often seen on the sea beaches and bay shores, but 
also found on fresh waters. 
