166 BIRDS OF THE GRAND PRfi REGION. TUFTS. 



but more common in the fall during the migration. 

 Occurs from middle of April to late in November. 

 In 1896 a pair wintered near Wolfville in a sheltered 

 swamp, watered by a series of springs, which do 

 not freeze even in the severest weather Again in 

 1915 (January, etc.) a single bird wintered in this 

 same swamp, and was frequently observed (see 

 Bird Lore, vol. 17, no. 3, May-June, 1915, p. 208). 

 These birds are much less common than formerly. 



232. Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus (Say). Long-bill- 

 ed DowiTCHER- — I have but a single record of 

 the occurrence of this bird. Oct. 20, 1898, my 

 brother shot a specimen on the Grand Pre. It 

 was feeding by a fresh-water pond hole a few rods 

 from the salt marsh and was very tame. 



234. Tringa canutus Linn. Knot; "Robin Snipe." — Un- 

 common and irregular transient visitor in autumn. 

 Two specimens, a male and a female taken at Long 

 Island Beach, Aug. 20, 1898 (H. F. Tufts). A 

 female taken Aug. 27, 1907 (R. W. T.). 



239. Pisohia maculata (Vieill.). Pectoral Sandpiper; 



"Grass Snipe." — Formerly a common fall visitor; 

 but of late years uncommon and irregular. Found 

 generally on the salt marshes after the hay has been 

 cut. 



240. Pisohia juscicoUis {\\e\\\.) . White-rumped Sandpiper 



— Rather uncommon, but regular, fall visitor; 

 Sept. 15 to November 25. Found at Long Island 

 Beach. 



241. Pisohia hairdi (Coues). Baird's Sandpiper. — Very 



rare fall visitant. One specimen taken by my 

 brother, Sept. 7th, 1899, is the only record. His 

 notes read: — "This bird was feeding with a half 

 dozen or more Least Sandpipers and was readily 



