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114. Tringa canutus. Knot: Robin Snipe. 



Recorded from Corpus Christi by F. M. Chapman. 



115. Pelidna alpina pacifica. Red-backed Sandpiper. 



Winter resident on the Gulf Coast. Abundant in marshes of the 

 Lower Rio Grande as late as May 16, according to Dr. Merrill. Re- 

 ported by the majority of the Texas observers. Apparently rare in 

 Western Texas. 



116. Erenntes pnsillus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Common migrant. Winters regularly on the coast, rarely in the interior. 



117. Ereuntes occidentalis. Western Sandpiper. 



Migrant, reported from Tom Greene and Concho counties (Lloyd), 

 Corpus Christi (Chapman) and the lower Rio Grande. Probably a 

 rare winter resident around the delta of the Rio Grande. 



118. Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. 



Migrant. Common in spring along the coast, from Galveston to the 

 mouth of the Rio Grande River. 



119. Limosa fedoa. Marbled God wit. 



Spring and fall migrant, not uncommon in Southeastern Texas (Cor- 

 pus Christi, etc.) 



120. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. 



Abundant migrant. Common winter resident on the Gulf coast. A 

 few winter in the interior. 



121. Totanus flavipes. Yellow-legs. 



Winter resident, most abundant in the coast counties, but remaining 

 in favorable localities througout the state. 



122. Helodromas solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. 



Common migrant. 



123. Catoptrophoms semipalmata inomata. Western WUlet. 



Coast country, resident, more abundant in winter. Reported near 

 Houston by Nehrling. Breeds in Refugio county (eggs in Baylor 

 Museum from St Marys), common at Corpus Christi (Hancock). 



124. Bartramia longicanda. Bartramian Sandpiper. 



Abundant migrant. August-September and April-May. 



125. Trygnites subruficoUos. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 



Rather rare migrant in the interior (Gainesville [Ragsdale] ). Abun- 

 dant around Galveston (Singley), abundant on the lower Rio Grande 

 in Cameron county (Sennett). 



