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in summer — iu company with several Green-wing Teals {Nettion caroli- 

 nensis). This instance is noteworthy from the fact that the locality is 

 surrounded by arid sandy deserts for many miles, the nearest spring of 

 any consequence being over 70 miles distant, and the Colorado River, 

 in a direct line across Spring Mountain, about 150. 



SCOLOPACIDiE. 



Actodromas hairdi Cones. — Baird's Sandpiper. 



Reported from Pyramid Lake and the Humboldt Marshes by Mr. 

 Ridgway. 



Actodromas minutilla (Yieill.) Bp. — Least Sandpiper. 



Vicinity of Pyramid Lake in May, and at the Humboldt Marshes in 

 August. — {Bidgioay.) 



Pelidna alpina americana Cass.— Red-backed Sandpiper. 



Found by Mr. Ridgway among the large flocks of Sandpipers and 

 other small waders in the vicinity of Pyramid Lake in May. 



Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.) Cass. — Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Found in the valleys of the northern portion of the State. Was also 

 observed on the Colorado below the ruins of Callville. 



BhyacopMlus soUtarius (Wils.) Cass. — Solitary Sandpiper. 

 From all observations thus far noted this species is very rare. 



Symphemia semipalmata (Gmel.) Hartl. — Willet. 



A specimen in a small collection at Carlin was said to have been shot 

 at the Humboldt River, near the town. Mr. Ridgway found it numer- 

 ous on the southern shore of Salt Lake, and it is more than probable 

 that the species occurs along the Humboldt Valley from the east west- 

 ward. 



N'umenius longirostris Wils. — Long-billed Curlew. 



Appears common in the marshy districts. Was found breeding in 

 Independence Valley ; and a dead specimen was found at Rose Caiion, 

 on the Telescope Range, California, where it had probably perished for 

 want of water after a long flight in the hot atmosphere of the surround- 

 ing country. 



PHxVLAROPODID^. 



Steganopiis icilsoni (Sab.) Coues. — Wilson's Phalarope. 



Specimens were obtained by Mr. Ridgwav at Pvramid Lake, where 

 they was shot from a flock of Sandpipers. 



