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extremely early specimen was noted at Montauk, March 23, 

 1903. 



144. Totanus flavipes. Summer Yellow-legs. 



Common transient in the fall; rare in spring. April 25 

 (Montauk) to June 1 (Rockaway); July 15 (Amityville) to 

 Oct. 1 (Rockaway). 



145. Helodromas solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. 



Rather common transient visitant. Found on fresh-water 

 ponds and rivulets; very rarely on salt marshes. May 16 

 (Flatlands); Aug. 16 (Quogue) to Sept. 23 (Montauk). 



146. Symphemia semipalmata. Willet. 



Rather rare transient. Aug. 10 (Rockaway) to Aug. 22 

 (Freeport); July 31 (Montauk) to Sept. 4 (Montauk). For- 

 merly, probably a nesting species, though Giraud was not 

 certain as to this (Birds of L. I., p. 255). 



147. Pavoncella pugnax. Ruff. 



Accidental. Recorded from Long Island by Mr. G. N. Law- 

 rence. (Annals Lyceum of Nat. Hist., N. Y., vol. v, 1852, p. 

 220) and by Mr. Frank M. Chapman, "Two specimens of this 

 bird in the Lawrence Collection in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, N. Y., are labeled 'Long Island.' " (Guide 

 to Local collection 1894, p. 35.) Lawrence in his catalogue 

 includes the bird without, remarks (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N. 

 Y., viii, 1867, p. 294). Baird states that it has been frequently 

 killed on Long Island (Pacific R. R. Rep., vol. ix, 1858, p. 737.) 



148. Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper. 



Rare summer resident. April 19 (Montauk) to Sept. 17 

 (Montauk). It arrives about April 1 (Giraud) and according 

 to the writer's experience is rarely observed after Aug. 30. 



149. Tryngites subruficollis. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 

 Very rare transient. Giraud (Birds of L. I., p. 231) says. 



