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Macrorhamphus, Scolopaceus.—La. 
Greater Longbeak. 
Very abundant in the Spring and Autumn 
along the sea-coast, feeding on salt meadows. 
Arrives in Jowa about the first of June in large 
flocks, feeding on the burnt prairies. 
Tringa Canutus —Linn. 
Knot. 
This bird, like the most sand-pipers, keeps 
along the seashore in the Spring and Autumn in 
great numbers. I found it in the month of May 
marching westward, stopping a day or two in 
Iowa, feeding along the slough. Very easy to 
approach. 
Tringa Maritima—Brunnich. 
Purple Sand-piper. 
Very rare along the shores of the Atlantic in 
New Jersey, having never obtained but two 
specimens. 
Tringa Alpina, var. Americana. — Cas. 
Red-backed Sand-piper. 
Very abundant along the coast of New Jersey 
in Spring and Autumn. Have found it in Sep- 
tember in lowa in large flocks, going South. 
Tringa Maculata—Viell. 
Jack Snipe. 
I have often met with this bird when shooting 
Wilson’s Snipe. It is generally found in pairs 
