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Limosa haemastica (Linn.). 



HUDSONIAN GODWIT. 



Very rare transient visitor; July 30 to September 30. 



There are only three records of this bird. "Drexler obtained a 

 specimen near Rupert House, July 30, 1860" (Packard, '91, p. 430). 

 Stearns ('90) says that one was shot at Bonne Esperance on September 

 30, 1880. He states that this was the only one taken on the coast. 

 Again he refers in this same publication to a single specimen taken 

 on September 10th, at Old Fort Island. 



Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.). 

 Greater Yellow-legs; Winter Yellow-legs; "Auntsary.'' 



Common summer resident; May 7 to October 19. 



Cartwright defines "Auntsary" as "a bird of the wading genus, 

 resembling a redshanks." He shot one on the late date of October 

 19, 1770, near Cape Charles. 



Audubon found it breeding in Labrador in June. Frazar found 

 a pair breeding at Esquimaux Point. Palmer reported it as "very 

 abundant at Mingan." Low says it is "occasional throughout the inte- 

 rior, breeds"; he saw a pair at Lake Mistassini, May 1st. Coues 

 found it "very common along the coast during summer and early 

 fall." Bigelow saw a few late in September at Port Manvers. Turner 

 says: "Not common in Ungava district. Specimens in fall only at 

 mouth of Koksoak River." 



We heard the note of one of these birds at Battle Island on August 

 2d. 



Totanus flavipes (Gmel.). 



Yellow-legs; Summer Yellow-legs. 



Uncommon transient visitor. 



There are but few records of this bird for Labrador. The fact that 

 it is so extremely rare on the New England coast in the spring while 

 abundant in the autumn, and the fact that it goes north by a more 

 inland route would lead one to infer its absence or great rarity on the 



