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188. Symphemia semipalmata, Hartl. — Willet, 



" Stone Curlew," " Humility." Rather rare summer resi- 

 dent. Frequents sandy shores. Has a loud note of 

 alarm, which startles every bird on the shore within hear- 

 ing. I have seen large numbers of this species perched on 

 dead mangrove-trees in Florida. 



189. Gambetta melanoleuca, Bon. — Telltale, 

 " Stone Snipe," " Winter Yellow-Legs," " Greater Tatler." 

 Common during the migrations. Arrives from the north 

 early in August. 



190. Gambetta flavipes, Bon. — Yellow-Legs, " Sum- 

 mer Yellow-Legs," " Lesser Tatler." Summer resident ; 

 common during the migrations. I have seen it at Ips- 

 wich on the marshes throughout the summer. Perhaps 

 breeds. 



191. Rhyacophilus solitarius, Baird. — Solitary 

 Sandpiper, " Steelyard Bird." Not very common during 

 the migrations. Remains late in the autumn. On October 

 31, 1869, when the ponds were partly frozen over, I shot 

 a specimen in Errol, New Hampshire ; it was much emaci- 

 ated, but apparently well and lively. Although the birds 

 have been seen in summer, yet no case of their actually 

 breeding is recorded ; probably this is a case parallel with 

 those quoted above (P. Americana and E. pusillus). 



192. Tringoides macularius, Box. — Spotted Sand- 

 piper, " Tip-up," " Teter-tail." Common summer resident 

 both on the shore and in the interior. Arrives from May 

 1st to 8th ; leaves in September. Breeds, nesting, in the 

 interior, on the edge of a rye-field, or near ploughed land ; 

 on the coast, in the sand or among the rocks. 



193. Actiturus Bartramius, Bon. — Bartrairis Sand- 

 piper, "Field Plover," "Hill- Bird," "Upland Plover," 

 " Gray Plover." Not an uncommon summer resident ; 

 quite common during the migrations. Frequents the dry 

 fields, where it breeds. Arrives about the last of April. 



