LIMICOLAE— SCOLOPAC1DAE— TOTANUS SEMirALMATUS. 



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LIMOSA FEDOA (Linn.). 



Great Marbled Godwit. 



Scolopaxfcdoa, Linn., Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 244. 



IAmosa /idea, Newb., P. B. E. Kep., vi, 1857, 100.— Cass., Birds N. A., 1858, 740.— 

 Heeem., P. E. E. Bep., x, 1859, pt. vi, 65. — Coop. & Suokl., Nat. Hist. 

 Wash. Terr., 1860, 245.— Hayd., Eep. 1S62, 175.— Cotjes, Key N. A. Birds, 

 1872, 257.— Snow, Birds Kau., 1873, 10.— Cotjes, Birds Northwest, 1874, 492. 



In its range westward, this bird appears to be restricted by the great 

 plains. It is given by Professor Snow as a bird of Kansas, but " rare". 

 Mr. Aiken obtained a single specimen at the San Luis Lakes, Colorado, the 

 past season ; this being the first note of its occurrence in Colorado, or 

 indeed west of the plains. 



No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill. 



Tarsus. 



3'6 







San Luis Lakes, Colo.. 



Oct. I, 1S74 























TOTANUS SEMIPALMATUS (Gruel.). 

 Willet; Seniipalmated Tatler. 



iScolopax semipahnata, Gmel., Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 659. 



Tolanvs nemipalmatus, W oonn., Sitgreave's Exp. ZuDi & Col. Eiv., 1854, 99 (New Mex- 

 ico). — Heeem., P. E. E. Eep., x, 1859, pt. vi, 65.— Cotjes, Key N. A. Birds, 

 1872, 258.— Id., Birds Northwest, 1874, 494. 



Symphemia semipahnata, Bd., Stans. Eep. Exp. Great Salt Lake, 1852, 320. — Id., P. E. 

 E, Eep., Beckwith's Eoute, x, 1S59, 15.— Id., Birds N. A., 1858, 729.— 

 Henry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 108 (New Mexico).— Coop. & 

 Suckl., Nat. Hist. Wash. Terr., I860, 240.— Cotjes, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1866, 97 (Arizona).— Snow, Birds Kan., 1873, 10.— Meekiam, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv. Terr., 1872, 700 (Utah and Idaho). — Yaeeow, Eep. Orn. Specs., 

 1871, Wheeler's Exped., 1S74, 36. 



The Willet has been found in summer at many points in the Middle 

 Region, and is mentioned by Dr. Coues as undoubtedly breeding in New 

 Mexico and Arizona. My own experience has been that it is quite rare in 

 the sections visited by our survey, though perhaps this has resulted more 

 from the accident that the localities where it might be expected to occur 

 were visited at inopportune times, rather than from the actual absence of the 

 birds. At Denver, Colo., in May, I noticed quite a number for sale in the 



