AVES. 81 



LIMICOL.IE. 



SCOLOPACIDAE. 



(ISIuskeget, about 1869, Xe^^- Bedford). May 2-31 (June 17); 

 July 8-Sept. 11. 



R. I. — - Rare migrant coastwise, mainly in fall. ^lay; July 2- 

 Sept. 18. 



Conn. — Formerly a rare summer resident (Madison, Stratford), 

 noTv only a rare migrant. May; (summer); Aug. 9-Oct. Eggs, 

 June 5, 1873. 



155. Catoptrophoeus semipaoiatus ixornatus (Brewster) 

 A. O. U. comm. 



Western willet. 



Symphemia semipalmata inornaia Brewst., Auk, 1887, vol. 4, 

 p. 145. "LARniER County, Color.\i»o." 



Totanu^s semipalmatus Temm. Swainson and Richardson, Fauna 

 Boreali-Amer., 1831, vol. 2, p. 388, pi. 67. 



Salt and fresh marshes, and beaches; nests on the ground. 



]\Liss. — Rare fall migrant: Newbur^'port, Aug. 5, 1908 (and 

 probably most of those now found). 



Conn. — Rare fall migrant: Stony Creek, Aug. 15, 1897, and 

 other fall birds. 



156. Pavoncella ptgnax (Linne) Leach. 

 Ruff (cJ'); lieeve (9). 



Tringa pugnax Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 148. 

 "est Euro pa minus boreali." 



MacJietes pugnax Linne. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871-81, 

 vol. 8, p. [87], pis. [557, 558]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 135, pi. 42, 

 figs. 4, 6. 



Shores and marshes; nests on the ground. 



Me.— Accidental from Old World: Camden, Sept. 14, 1900; 

 Scarborough, April 10, 1870; L'pton, Sept. 8, 1874. 



