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Pisobia maculata (Vieillot). Pectoral Sandpiper 

 Seen only at Sergief Island. Upon our first visit to the marshes, 

 on August 18, pectoral sandpipers were seen in small numbers, just 

 a few single birds, or, at most, two or three together. They increased 

 in numbers daily, and by September 1 flocks of from twenty to thirty 

 individuals were frequently encountered. Like the "Wilson snipe, they 

 favored the fresh-water ponds, and there they could be seen walking 

 about through the short grass, the flocks loosely spaced so that the 

 individual birds were from ten to twenty feet apart. They were tame 

 and unsuspicious, usually permitting a near approach. Three speci- 

 mens preserved (nos. 39721-39723). 



Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot). Least Sandpiper 

 Seen only at Sergief Island, where it was present in fair abundance. 

 The small size of the least sandpiper kept it out of the grassy areas 

 frequented by some of the other waders, and it was usually found on 

 the bare mud banks or sand bars. There were places, however, where 

 the flocks of geese had trampled down the tall marsh grass, sometimes 

 acres in extent, and the least sandpipers were fond of feeding in such 

 spots, where they could run about freely over the prostrate grass. One 

 specimen collected (no. 39724). 



Tetanus melanoleucus (Gmelin). Greater Yellowlegs 

 Seen only at Sergief Island. Not abundant, but a few single birds 

 and sometimes two together were encountered at various times from 

 August 19 to September 2. One specimen collected (no. 39725). 



Totanus flavipes (Gmelin). Lesser Yellowlegs 

 Seen during June about Sawmill Lake and some smaller ponds hear 

 Telegraph Creek. Probably nesting somewhere within a few miles, but 

 apparently not in the immediate vicinity of these lakes. Occasionally 

 one was seen coming down from a great height in the air, evidently to 

 feed on the shores of one or another of the lakes. It seemed likely, 

 from the birds' actions, that the nesting grounds might have been in 

 meadow land high up in some of the nearby mountains. Pour speci- 

 mens preserved, all adults (nos. 39726-39729). 



