428 THE ZOOLOGY OF THE LABRADOR COAST. 



and downy young with their parents obtained from 

 Davis Inlet. Known as " Beach Bird " in Labrador, 



ii8. Philohela minor (Gmel.). American Wood- 

 cock. 



Several persons assured me that they had killed wood- 

 cocks on the eastern portions of the Labrador shore. 



f 119. Gallinago delicata (Ord.), Wilson's Snipe. 



I heard and saw a male making the peculiar noise 

 with its wings, in early June, over a s^vamp to the north 

 of Davidson's Lake, a few miles from Fort Chimo. 

 Specimens were procured, June 15, i860, by Drexler, at 

 Rupert House. 



Coues, p. 229, met with a single specimen. 



120. Macro7'hamphus griseus (Gmel.). Red-breasted 

 Snipe;. Gray Snipe. 



Rare at Fort Chimo. Common in southern and 

 western portions. Specimens obtained at Fort Chimo 

 ^nd Davis Inlet. 



121. Tringa camitus Linn. Knot; Robin Snipe. 

 Audubon, vol. v., p. 256, states that it ranges along 



the coast from Texas to Labrador, but does not record 

 having met with it in the latter country. 



Coues, p. 229, obtained at Henley Harbor a few spe- 

 cimens in immature plumage. 



122. Tringa maritima Briinn. Purple Sandpiper. 

 Although I can find no record of the occurrence of 



this species in Labrador, yet it abounds on the Atlantic 

 coasts to the north and south of Labrador in spring and 

 fall. 



ti23. Tringa maculataY\e\\\. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



Common almost everywhere on the coast. Specimens 



