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Whimbrel. Numenius phxopus (Linn.). 
Though an Old World species, the whimbrel is a common visitor 
in Greenland (Schalow) and possibly breeds there. It breeds in 
Iceland, Scandinavia, and Russia, east to the Ural Mountains and 
north to the Arctic Circle. It winters on the coast and islands of 
tropical and southern Africa, and ranges at this season east to India 
and the Malay Peninsula. One was taken May 23, 1906, about 
latitude 43° N. and longitude 60° W., south of Sable Island, Nova 
Scotia (Brewster). \ 
Bristle-thighed Curlew. Numenius tahitiensis (Gmel.). 
The breeding range of this species has not yet been ascertained, 
but in Alaska it has been taken May 18, 1869, on the Kenai Penin- 
sula (Bischoff); May 24, 1880, at St. Michael (Nelson); August 26, 
1885, on the Kowak River (Townsend) ; and May 23, 1905, at the head 
of Nome River (Anthony). These dates would seem to indicate 
that the species nests in the northern part of its range. 
The species is common on the Hawaiian Islands and occurs through- 
out the islands of the Pacific south to New Caledonia and from the 
Ladrones to the Marquesas and Paumota islands. ‘The Pacific 
islands seem to be the winter home of the species, and on some of 
them it is quite common. It has beén taken in the Phoenix group 
near the equator in June and July, and a few are known to remain 
all summer in Hawaii (Henshaw), but these apparently are non- 
breeding birds. 
Lapwing. Vanellus vanellus (Linn.). ; 
Though an Old World species, the lapwing has been noted several 
times in Greenland on the west coast from Julianehaab to Godthaab, 
at various times from early December to the first of April (Schalow). 
It has been taken as a straggler at White Hills, Newfoundland, No- 
vember 23, 1905 (Brewster); Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 17, 1897 
(Piers); Merrick, Long Island, about December 26, 1883 (Dutcher) ; 
Meccox Bay, Long Island, fall of 1905 (Beebe) ; Hog Island, Bahamas, 
November, 1900 (Fleming); Barbados, 1886 (Cory). 
The breeding range extends from Great Britain to Japan, from 
central Europe to the Arctic Circle, and from northern China to about 
latitude 55° in Siberia. The species winters from about the southern 
limit of the breeding range to northern Africa and southern China. 
Dotterel. Eudromias morinellus (Linn.). 
This is an accidental visitor to North America, the only record being 
that of one taken July 23, 1897, on King Island, Alaska (Stone). It 
breeds from Great Britain, southern Russia, and eastern Siberia north 
to the islands of the Arctic coast. It winters from southern Europe 
to equatorial Africa. 
