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Least Sandpiper, 



Tringa minutilla Vieill., and probably the Semi-palmated 



Sandpiper, 



Ereunetes pnsillus (Linn.), Dji-zis'-ko-wes'-sis. Little "Plover." 



Spotted Sandpiper. 



Actilis macularia (Linn.). Nan' d-mlk'-tcus. 

 Rocks-its-rump (nandmls, a rocking, as of a cradle ; 

 nanamlssuk, rocking - chair). 



Solitary Sandpiper. 



Totamis solitarius (Wils.). Tcau-lcuu-i'-gad-es'. 

 Long, long-legged Bird (?). 



American Bittern. 



Botanrus lentiginosis (Montag.). Nok' -um-m-ls' ; from 

 nokumin, flour. 



It is not " flour," but dandruff that falls from the fluffy 

 feathers of a Bittern when you shake him by his long green 

 legs. 



Djimkwaha is not synonymous with this name. 



Great Blue Heron. 



Ardea herodias Linn. Qaskw. 

 Compare Gaskiunlms, Kingfisher. Frequently the Indian 

 says " Gaskw-mosinns — Grandfather Crane." 



Black-crowned Night Heron. 



JVycticorax nycticorax naBvius (Bodd.). Djim-kwa'-hd, or 



Dji'-md-ku-d' ha. 



Perfectly distinct, though often confused with Nokuminis . 



(Sp. ?) Wd '-be-nok '-um-in-is', White- 



" Meadow Hen." May be only the adult male Night 

 Heron, which is white when seen from below. 



Canada Grouse. 



Dendragapus canadensis (Linn.). Ses-e-ga'-ti ge-h.es'. 

 Meaning given by an Indian, "Bird that picks at the 

 buds (of evergreens) and weeps." It feeds on the soft- 

 wood buds, and the red skin about the eye gives it the ap- 

 pearance of weeping. 



