Catalogue of Canadian Birds. 39 



Tringa maritima. 



PURPI.E SANDPIPER. 



An abundant species along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, 

 but rare in the interior. The only records for Ontario are five 

 specimens taken near Hamilton {Mclhvraith), one at Toronto 

 C Thompson), and one at Ottawa ( White). It is accidental, also, 

 along the St. Lawrence to Quebec, and has not been met with by 

 any observer on the Great Plains. In the Maritime Provinces it 

 is a winter resident. 



Tringa maculata. 



PECXORAL SANDPIPER. 



This species is commonly called "Jack Snipe" by our gun- 

 ners. It occurs throughout Canada, migrating to its breeding 

 ground in the Arctics by the Mississippi Valley route and along 

 the Pacific coast, and in autumn appearing in large flocks along 

 the Atlantic. In the Great Lakes it is common in spring and 

 autumn. It winters in South America. 



Tringa fuscicollis. 



WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. 



Common in Manitoba in the spring, and common along the 

 Atlantic coast in autumn. It is only occasionally seen in the 

 Great Lakes. Breeds in high latitudes, and winters in South 

 America. 



Tringa bairdii. 



BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. 



An abundant migrant on the Plains, fi-om Manitoba to the 

 Rockies. Dr. Wheaton reports that several have been taken 

 in Lake Erie in spring and fall, and Mr. McIlwraith mentions 

 two examples in his Birds of Ontario. 



