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I knew two sportsmen shoot a business wagon body full 

 one forenoon — probably two hundred." 



150. Charadrius virginicus Borck. Golden Plover. 

 Spring and autumn visitant. Not Common, except occa- 

 sionally. 



151. Oxyeclius vociferus Reich. (^Egialitis vociferus 

 Cass.) Killdeer Plover. Summer visitant, and breeds. 

 Common only in particular localities. 



152. JEgialeus semipalmatus Reich. (JEgialitis semi- 

 palmatus OabJ Semipalmated Plover. Spring and autumn 

 visitant. Not rare. 



153. PMlohela minor Gray. Woodcock. Common 

 summer visitant, arriving early in April. Breeds. 



154. Gallinago Wilsonii Bonap. Wilson's Snipe. 

 Spring and autumn visitor; sometimes abundant. Prob- 

 ably a few breed. 



155. Pelidna americana Coues. (Tringa alpina var. 

 americana CassJ Red-backed Sandpiper. Spring and au- 

 tumn visitor ; not generally common. 



156. Actodromas maculata Cass. [Tringa maculaiaYi- 

 eill.) Jack Snipe. Occasionally taken in autumn. 



157. Actodromas minutilla Coues. (Tringa Wilsonii 

 Nutt.J Least Sandpiper. Occasionally taken towards au- 

 tumn ; probably occurs also in spring. Bonaparte's Sand- 

 piper (Actodromas Bonapartii CassJ is undoubtedly to 

 be found here occasionally in autumn. 



158. Symphemia semipalmata Hart. Willet. Spring 

 and autumn visitant. Not common. Perhaps a few occa- 

 sionally breed. 



159. Gambetta melanoleuca Bon. Greater Tell-tale 

 Tatler. Rare spring and autumn visitant ; less common 

 than the next. 



160. Gambetta flavipes Bon. Lesser Tell-tale Tatler. 

 " Yellow Legs." Spring and autumn visitant. Not un- 

 common. 



161. ' Rhyacopliilus solitarius Wils. Solitary Tatler. 

 Spring and autumn visitant ; not usually common. 



162. Tringoides macularius Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. 

 Summer visitant, breeding abundantly. Most common of 

 the Grallce. 



