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CALIDRIS LEUCOPHAEA (Pallas). 
SANDERLING. 
The only Sanderling seen was an adult female taken at Demarca- 
tion Point, August 30, 1913. 
EURYNORHYNCHUS PYGMAEUS (Linné). 
SPOON-BILL SANDPIPER. 
This interesting species was observed both at Providence Bay and 
Cape Serdze. 
Its status at Providence Bay we failed to ascertain for its coloring 
and actions agree so with Pisobia minuta ruficollis that we did not 
discover its presence until June 20, after which we only had part of a 
night to continue our work on this Bay. 
The males of both species during the nesting season have a habit 
of rising to a height of forty or fifty feet and flying a short distance 
by a series of dips, then hovering a moment with rapidly beating wings, 
and slowly descending to the ground uttering a pretty, twittering 
song. ‘The only difference between the actions of these species was 
that the Spoon-bill Sandpiper seemed to ascend to a greater height be- 
fore singing the flight song. 
A glint of light on the flat surface of the bill finally betrayed the 
bird and on the night of June 22, 1913, Mr. Dixon discovered on a 
large marsh on the west side of Providence Bay a nest containing two 
eggs. - The male was on the nest. It seems improbable that more 
than three or four pairs were about this marsh. 
At Cape Serdze, we also observed Spoon-bill Sandpipers near the en- 
trance of a large lagoon. Here there were only seven or eight pairs in 
two small marshy areas on either side of the entrance. <A brood of three — 
downy young was taken on July 17,’ the male being with them at the 
time. 
PISOBIA MINUTA RUFICOLLIS Seebohn. 
EASTERN LEAST STINT. | 
The Eastern Least Stint was seen at Providence Bay and Cape 
Serdze. 
At the head of Providence Bay a few pairs were breeding. Two 
