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Gallinago delicata (Ord). Wilson Snipe 



A fairly common fall migrant in Kispiox Valley. First seen 

 August 20, and subsequently on many occasions up to the time of our 

 departure, September 17. Two specimens preserved (nos. 41991, 

 41992). 



Pisobia bairdi (Coues). Baird Sandpiper 



A flock of eight seen on the summit of Nine-mile Mountain, 

 August 5, and again (apparently the same flock) on Atigust 10. One 

 shot but not preser\'ed. A flock of six was about a mud puddle in the 

 town of Hazelton, August 15. 



Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot). Least Sandpiper 



Two shot, one (no. 41993) preserved, on the Kispiox River, August 

 27. An occasional small flock of sandpipers was seen there, but not 

 many. 



Ereunetes mauri Cabanis. "Western Sandpiper 



One bird (no. 41994) shot from a small flock on the Kispiox River, 

 August 27. 



Tringa solitaria cinnamomea (Brewster) . AVestern Solitary Sandpiper 



One bird shot, but not preserA'ed, in Kispiox Valley, August 18; 

 the only one seen all summer. 



Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein). Upland Plover 



Appeared in small numbers, migrating, in Kispiox Valley the latter 

 part of August. First seen August 17 (we were told they had 

 appeared some days earlier) and at intervals, two or three birds at 

 a time, until August 26. They frequented open fields where hay was 

 raised, relatively limited areas that had been cleared in recent years. 

 The country in general is densely forested ; with settlement, more and 

 more of such clearings have been made, and the species may be extend- 

 ing its range with the opening of favorable ai-eas. This station is, I 

 believe, an extreme western point of record for the upland plover in 

 northern British Columbia. Four specimens were preserved (nos. 

 41996-41997), apparently all immature birds in first winter plumage. 



