CONTENTS. XXVll 



Family SCOLOPACIDiE 162 



Genus Recuhvirostba 162 



Eecurvirostra avocetta. Avocet 162 



Genus Himantopus 163 



Himnntopus candidus. Black-winged Stilt 163 



Genus Phalaropus 163 



Phalaropus liyperboreus. Red-necked Phalarope. . . . 164 

 Phalaropus fulicarius. Grey Phalarope 164 



Genus Scolopax 164 



Soolopax rusticula. Woodcock 165 



Genus Gallinago 165 



Gallinago major. Great Snipe 165 



Gallinago c«lestis. Common Snipe 166 



Gallinago wilsoni. Wilson's Snipe 166 



Genus Limnocbyptes 166 



Limnocryptes gallinula. Jack Snipe 167 



Genus Limicola 167 



Limicola platyrliyncha. Broad-billed Sandpiper .... 167 



Genus Tbinga 168 



Tringa maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper 168 



Tringa fuscicollis. Bonaparte's Sandpiper 168 



Tringa alpina. Dunlin 169 



Tringa minuta. Little Stint 169 



Tringa temminoki. ^Temminck's Stint 169 



Tringa minutilla. American Stint 170 



Tringa subarquata. Curlew Sandpiper 170 



Tringa striata. Purple Sandpiper 171 



Tringa canutus. Knot 171 



Genus Machetes 171 



Machetes pugnax. Ruff 171 



Genus Calideis 172 



Calidris arenaria. Sanderling 172 



Genus Tbyngites 172 



Tryngites rufescens. Buff-breasted Sandpiper 172 



Genus Actitubus 173 



Actiturus longicauda. Bartram's Sandpiper 173 



Genus Tbingoides 173 



Tringoides hypoleuous. Common Sandpiper 173 



Trinffo'ides mamlnrivs. Spotted Sandpiper 174 



