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ScoLopacip.:—continued. 
America. 
Greenland. (Newton.) 
Tringa subarquata. 
Atlantic coast of North America. “A 
straggler from the Old World.” (Baird, 
~ Cassin, and Lawrence ) 
Tringa alpina.* Linn. 
Arctic America on both coasts, and nearly 
to the limits of the United States. 
Not observed in Texas, but occurs in 
Cuba. (Dresser.) 
Breeds in Greenland. (Newton.) 
The European and Asiatic birds are said 
to be smaller, and with a comparati- 
vely shorter bill than the American, to 
which the variety Americana (Cass), 
has been applied. 
Tryngites rufescens.* (Vieill.) Cab, (Butf- 
breasted Sandpiper. ) 
Scattered throughout the whole of North 
America, breeding in the high north. 
Rather numerous in Texas in autumn. 
Found in Mexico, and through South 
America to La Plata. (Dresser. ) 
South America, Brazil. (Sclater and 
Salvin.) 
Calidris arenaria.* (L.) Leach. 
The whole coast of temperate North 
America, straggling to Ohio. (Dres- 
ser.) 
Rare in Greenland. (Newton.) 
The whole of South America. (Sclater 
and Salvin.) 
Symphemia semipalmata.* Gm. (Willet.) 
The entire temperate regions of North 
America. (Baird, Cassin, and Law- 
rence. ) 
Mexico, Guatemala, and Brazil. (Sclater 
and Salvin.) 
Europe. 
(Dr. Von Heuglin); Spitzbergen (Pro- 
fessor Von Malmgren); Iceland; rare 
in Italy (Salvadori), and in Greece (Dr. 
Kriiper.) The Azores (Mr. F. Du 
Cane Godman), Cape of Good Hope 
(Dr. Finsch), and Northern Asia. 
Tringa subarquata.* Tem. (Curlew Sand- 
piper.) 
Northern, western, and southern coast of 
Europe, North-East Africa, Egypt, the 
Red Sea, Zanzibar, Madagascar, North- 
Western Africa, Walwich Bay, South- 
ern Africa. Siberia, Asia Minor, and 
across the continent to India and 
China. Java, &e., and Australia. 
(Dresser. ) 
Tringa alpina.* Linn. (Dunlin.) 
In summer it is found in Northern and 
Central Europe and Asia, wintering 
there and southward. Breeds in the 
Orkneys and Shetlands, leaving in the 
winter, but remaining on the Irish 
coast during that season, although it is 
then found as far south as North 
Africa. Lapland, Novaya Zemlya, and 
Siberia in summer; China, Japan, 
India, Palastine, Borneo, and Jaya. 
(Dresser. ) 
Tryngites rufescens. 
According to Mr. Harting’s Hand-book, 
p- 158, eleven have been taken in 
England, one in Scilly, and four in 
Ireland, viz., two in the People’s Park, 
Belfast, October, 1864. (Saunders, 
Zool., 1866, p. 389.) One near Dublin 
(M‘Coy, Ann. and Mag., Nat. Hist., 
1845, p. 271.) And one in county 
Dublin. (Blake—Knox, Zool., 1866, 
p- 303.) 
According to Degland and Gerbe (Vol. 
ii., p. 210,) one occurred at Abbeville ; 
and according to Prof. Blasius one at 
Heligoland. 
Calidris arenaria.* (L.) Leach. (Sander- 
ling.) 
The north of Northern Europe, and Asia, 
migrating through Jurope, British 
Isles. Both East and West Coasts of 
Africa to the Cape. Asia Minor, 
India, China, and Japan to Java. 
(Dresser. ) 
Symphemia semipalmata. 
Occasional in Northern Europe, and a 
few have been taken in France. 
(Degland and Gerbe, Vol. ii, p. 
234.) 
