58 NORTH AMERICAN SHOREBIRDS. 
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). .:/. Pog «Ss BP ge aS 
Fall 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, Ill., 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 ofthe 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 (Latham); 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 afew 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 (Grinnell), 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). 2 
Winter range.—There seem to be no winter records whatever of 
the western form ‘of the solitary sandpiper. There is every reason 
