250 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



taken on the lower Blue River on May 6, 1914, and another seen 

 in the same place on May 8, 1914. A specimen has been reported 

 from Platte County and another from a point about forty miles 

 to the west. No other datum is at hand. 



Arquatella maeitima MAEiTiMA (Brunnieh). Purple Sand- 

 piper. 

 Accidental. 



The Purple Sandpiper is listed on the strength of the speci- 

 men taken near here by Dr. Hoy in 1854 (19th Annual Report 

 Smithsonian for 1864). 



PisOBiA MACULATA (VieiUot). Pcctoral Sandpiper. 

 Very common migrant. 



The Pectoral Sandpiper arrives from the 12th to 18th of 

 April, in some years much earlier (March 15, 1905 ; March 30, 

 1911; March 24, 1916), and is present until the last of May. 

 It is seen sometimes as early as the middle of August, on the 

 return flight from the north, and the last birds have not passed 

 until early November. It is often observed in very large flocks 

 along the Missouri bottoms about suitable shallow feeding places. 



During the passing of the bulk of the flight, usually the last 

 week in April, small flocks have been seen about the lagoon in 

 Swope Park. 



PisoBiA FuscicoLLis (VieiUot). White-rumped Sandpiper. 

 Not uncommon migrant. 



This bird has been frequently observed on the river and a few 

 times on ponds. All the available dates of its appearance are in 

 the first week in May. The migration periods have not been 

 worked out. 



PisoBiA BAiEDi (Coucs). Baird's Sandpiper. 

 Not uncommon migrant. 



The Baird's Sandpiper is present from the middle of April 

 to the first of June and from the last of August to nearly the 

 middle of October (October 18, 1893). It is usually found with 

 other small sandpipers. A recent record is one specimen taken 

 on the Missouri River, near Courtney, by A. F. Frazier, on 

 April 17, 1914. 



