58 ISrOEtH AMIMCAN SHOEEBIEDS. 



Franklin, Mackenzie, May 16, 1826 (Richardson); Fort Anderson, 

 Mackenzie, May 27, 1865 (MacFarlane). The yellow-legs" is thus 

 about the earliest shorebird to reach high northern latitudes. 



Eggs were taken at Fort Resolution June 1, 1860 (Kennicott); 

 near Fort Anderson, June 15, 1863, June 20, 1864, and June 16, 1865 

 (MacFarlane); and downy young July 1, 1899, at Lake Marsh, 

 Yukon (Bishop). 



FaU migration. — ^Like so many other waders, the yellow-legs begins 

 its southward journey early in July, so early indeed that migrants 

 have appeared on the Bermudas by July 13 (Reid). Other dates of. 

 fall arrival are: Chilliwack, British Columbia, July 25, 1889 (Brooks) ; 

 Fort Lyon, Colo., July 23, 1884 (Thorne); Aweme, Manitoba, July 

 26, 1901 (Criddle); Toronto, Ontario, July 18, 1891 (Nash); near 

 Chicago, 111., July 3, 1893 (Dunn), abundant by July 25 (Parker); 

 Long Island,'New York, July 14, 1887 (Scott), July 9, 1905 (Latham) ; 

 Long Beach, New Jersey, July 9, 1877 (Scott) ; James Island, Florida, 

 July 20, 1901 (Williams); Key West, Fla., July 16, 1888 (Scott); 

 Inagua, Bahamas, July 28, 1891 (Cory); Jamaica, August 2, 1891 

 (Field); the average date of arrival in the Lesser Antilles is about 

 July 25, earliest July 4, 1888 (Feilden) ; Santo Domingo, Venezuela, 

 July 24, 1903 (Briceno); Fortin Page, Argentina, September 13, 1890 

 (Kerr). The yellow-legs is one of the earliest birds to migrate in 

 fall, and the greater number have left the breeding grounds by the 

 latter part of August. A few linger quite late, as shown by the fol- 

 lowing dates of the last seen : Near Fort Chimo, Ungava, October 8, 

 1882 (Turner); Montreal, Canada, October 7, 1898 (Wintle); Scotch 

 Lake, New Brunswick, October 28, 1901 (Moore) ; Ottawa, Ontario, 

 October 18, 1901 (White); Lanesboro, Minn., October 11, 1888 

 (Hvoslef); Oberlin, Ohio, October 18, 1899 (Jones); Long Island, 

 New York, October 18, 1905 (Lathamj; Erie, Pa., October 14, 1893 

 (Todd); Lincoln, Nebr., November 17, 1900 (Wolcott). 



Solitary Sandpiper. Helodromas solitarius (Wils.). 

 Breeding range. — Few facts are known concerning the breeding 

 range of this species. It has been seen in summer over a great extent 

 of country; the young only a few days old have been noted in widely 

 separated localities, but the nest and eggs are almost unknown. 

 The species as a whole, including the eastern and western forms, 

 ranges north in summer to Newfoundland (Reeks); Fort Chimo, 

 northern Ungava (Turner) ; Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie (Richard- 

 son); and to Kowak River, in northwestern Alaska (GrinneU). The 

 southern limit of the breeding range is entirely undetermined. The 

 birds stay in summer as far south as Pennsylvania (Todd), Illinois 

 (Ridgway), Nebraska (Cary), Colorado (Cooke), and Washington 

 (Dawson) . 



Winter range. — There seem to be no winter records whatever of 

 the western form of the solitary sandpiper. There is every reason 



