APPENDIX II. AUGHEY ON LOCUST-FEEDING BIBDS. [51] 



Family PHALAROPODIDiE : Phalaropes. 



, Steganopus wilsoxi, (Sab.) Coues. 



TVilson^s Phdlarope. 



Common in Eastern Nebraska, tboiif^h I obtained none for examination in locust 

 years. But tbe foUowiug examinations sbow their highly insectivorous characters: 



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Locality. 



Date. 



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B 







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1 





July — , 18G6 

 do . 





53 



2 

 3 







61 

 54 



T)ivnTi Cnnntv ^plirasTca ..... 



Ati"- — 1667 





4 

 5 





Au|. -, 1868 



Sept.— ,1873 



do 





57 

 43 



Snmv r^nnnt.T' "fTpbrasTra. 







6 

 7 



8 



do - .. 





56 

 59 

 62 



do 



June — , 1S74 

 do 





XiarncSrStcr CotuitT Nebraska 













Family SCOLOPACID^ : Sxipes, etc. 



Philohela minor, (Gm.) Gray. 



American Woodcock. 



Occasionally seen in Nebraska, and breeds here. I was fortunate enougbto get two 

 In September, 1874, frcm Sarpy County. Although locusts were abundant then, yet 

 not more than a dozen of them were in their stomachs. But there was an enormous 

 amount of other insects, larvse, and worms in their stomachs. One, however, that was 

 sent to me from Otoe County, in September, 187G, had 32 locusts in its stomach, besides 

 a large number of other insects. 



Gallinago tvilsoxi, (Temm.) Bp. 



American JSnijje ; Wilson'' s Snipe. 



Common in Nebraska during its migrations. This snipe lives largely on locusts 

 when they can be obtained, as the following record indicates : 



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Locality. 



Date. 



p 3 



O CD 



1 



1 



o 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



Dakota County, K'ebraska 



May -, 1865 

 do 



38 

 47 

 51 

 49 



£0 

 16 



S 

 12 

 59 

 63 

 54 



6 



5 

 12 



3 



......do 



Cedar County, Nebraska 



Aug. — , 1867 

 do 



do 



Lancaster County, Xebraska 



June — , 1872 

 do 



do 





do 



Sept. — , 1873 



Oct. —,1874 



do 





do 



57 

 60 

 51 

 59 



do 



Sarpy County, Xebraska 



June — , 1875 

 do 



do 







