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known to breed in northern Illinois and in Minnesota, it is not unlikely 

 that it breeds occasionally in Nebraska. 



255. Totanus flavipes (Gmelin) — Yellow-legs. 



An abundant migrant; seen also all summer, but there is no evi- 

 dence that it breeds. Seen at the same time as the last species. 



256. *Helodromas solitarius (Wilson) — Solitary Sandpiper. 



A common migrant; here in May and in September,. and to be met 

 with chiefly along creeks and small streams. Recorded from all 

 parts of the state. Reported from Cherry county by J. M. Bates, 

 and from Neligh by Merritt Cary as frequently and regularly seen in 

 summer though no nest has been taken by either; Aughey, however, 

 records seeing the young in Dakota county in August, so it probably 

 is a regular though not common breeder in the northern portion of 

 the state. It is known to breed from northern Illinois northward. 



258a. *Symphemia semipalmata inornata Brewster — Western Willet. 



A rather common migrant, passing through from the middle of April, 

 to the middle of May and again in September. Recorded from va- 

 rious localities west to Cherry county. It is frequently seen in sum- 

 mer, especially about the lakes of the sand-hill region, and J. M. Bates 

 reports having seen young at Kennedy. 



261. *Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein) — Bartramian Sandpiper. 



An abundant migrant throughout the state, breeding commonly 

 in the southern and eastern portion and abundantly in the sand-hill 

 region and on the high plains of the north and west. Arrives about 

 the middle of April and departs about the middle of September. 



262. Tryngites subruficollis (Vieillot) — Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 



A rar*e and irregular migrant, apparently not so common as in for- 

 mer times. Aughey recorded one specimen from Nebraska City, in 

 September, 1874; Bruner reports it as formerly fairly common at 

 West Point, and the same report comes from L. Sessions at Norfolk; 

 it is also reported from Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, DeWitt, and Neligh. 

 Has been taken late in July and in August at Lincoln, but breeds far 

 north. 



263. *Actitis macularia (Linnaeus) — Spotted Sandpiper. 



A common migrant ; also a frequent breeder in northern Nebraska, 

 and an occasional breeder in the southern part of the state. Arrives 

 about the first of May, last seen about the middle of October. Reported 

 from numerous localities west to Cherry county, and once by Cary 

 from Andrews, Sioux county, late in May, 1901. 



264. *Numenius longirostris Wilson — Long-billed Curlew. 



Formerly an abundant migrant throughout the state, now very 

 irregular in the eastern portion, though common westward. In for- 

 mer times an abundant breeder also to the eastern edge of the sand- 

 hill region, still a common breeder locally from Cherry county west- 



