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''almost every season a few are observed" and mentions a flock 

 of five secured at Gowanus, now a built-over part of Brooklyn. 

 Four were taken at Far Rockaway in August and September in 

 1879 (Lawrence, Forest and Stream, x, 1893, p. 235) ; one, at 

 Montauk, Aug. 26, 1880 (Berier, Bull. N. C, vi, 1881, p. 

 126); one, at Long Beach, Aug. 31, 1894, by Mr. Frank E. 

 Johnson, apparently not previously recorded; one, at Rocka- 

 way Beach, Sept. 11, 1904, by Mr. R. L. Peavey (Braislin,^4w^', 

 xxii, 1905, p. 169); another, Sept. 4, 1906, by same, Rockaway 

 Beach. 



150. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. 



Common summer resident. April 27 (Flatbush) to Sept. 7 

 (Ronkonkoma) . Nests, second week in June and later. 



151. Numenius longirostris. I^ong-billed Curlew. 



Very rare autumnal visitant. A specimen was secured at 

 Far Rockaway on the outer beach Aug. 20, 1873; another Aug. 

 26, 1885 (N. T. Lawrence, Auk, ii, 1885, p. 273). Two are 

 contained in the collection of the Long Island Historical Society, 

 both labeled ''Rockaway" (Dutcher, Auk, x, 1893, p. 272). 



[ Numenius arquatus. European Long-billed Curlew. 

 There seems to the writer no valid reason for opposing the 

 belief of Mr. Dutcher, who has thoroughly sifted and presented 

 all the evidence, that the specimen now contained in the New 

 York State Cabinet of Natural History at Albany, was obtained 

 on Long Island in 1853 (Auk, ix, 1893, p. 390).*] 



152. Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. 



Regular transient visitant. The bulk of the autumn mi- 

 grants of this species pass Long Island during the latter half of 

 July. April 28 (Montauk) to May 13 (Rockaway); July 10 

 (Far Rockaway, Lawrence, Auk, ii, p. 273) to Sept. 22 (Mon- 

 tauk). Locally called " Jack" or " Jack Snipe." 



[* The A. O. U. Committee has not taken this view. — ed.] 



