48 COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



Tryngites rufescens Cab. — Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 

 Very rare spring and autumn migrant. 



Philoinachiis pugnax Gray. — Ruff. Accidental. From 

 Europe. Several instances of its capture at various 

 points on the New England coast. It is now generally 

 included among North American birds. (Calais, Me., 

 "accidental, one or two instances;" Boardman, Verr., 

 p. 23. Near New York ; iawr., p. 294. Long Island; 

 Baird, B. N. A., 1858, 727, etc. Omitted from 8am. 

 O. O.) 



Limosafedoa Ord. — Marbled Godvvit. Not common, 

 and only during its migrations. 



No. 1038, ? . Essex Co. 



Limosa Hudsonica Swains. (^Limosa JEdwardsii? ot 

 Linsl., p. 267; perhaps an albino. )-^Hudsonian God- 

 wit. Rare, and only during its migrations. 



No. 1051, $, young. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



Numenius longirostris Wils. — Long-billed Curlew. 

 "Sickle-bill." Not abundant, and only during its mi- 

 gi-ations. 



No. 992. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



Numenius Hudsonicus Lath. — Hudsonian Curlew. 

 Rare, and only during its migrations. 



Numenius boredlis Lath. — Esquimaux Curlew. Spring 

 and autumn migrant. It is singular that this species 

 should not be abundant in New England, considering the 

 almost incredible numbers that take their departure for 

 the south from Labrador in early autumn. 



In addition to the preceding Totanince, the Totanus 

 glottis Bechst. ( Glottis Floridana Bp. ) has been accredited 

 to Connecticut by Mr. Linsley (p. 266 ; Stratford ; one 

 instance) ; but very possibly through an erroneous iden- 

 tification. 



RALLID^. 



Rallus elegans And.— Fresh Marsh Hen. Rare, per- 

 haps accidental, in summer, in the more southern portions. 

 (Stratford, Ct. Linsl., p. 267.) 



Rallus crepitans Gm. — Salt Marsh Hen. Accidental 

 summer visitor, as far north as Massachusetts. ( Cabot, 



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