96 NORTH AMEKICAN FAUJSTA. [No. 22, 



collected by Pr. Eae at Repulse Bay is recorded in the British Museum 



Catalogfue. 



Tringa maculata Vieill. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



First seen on the marshes about 50 miles north of York Factory 

 July 19, where the species was rather common, and where a male was 

 shot. Common on the meadows bordering Button Bay July 31, and 

 abundant on the Barren Grounds south of Cape Eskimo August 3 to 13. 

 Several seen near Oxford House September 10. 



A specimen collected by Dr. Rae at Repulse Bay is recorded in the 

 British Museum Catalogue, and the catalogue of birds in the U. S. 

 National ^Museum collection records a specimen taken at Moose 

 Factory in 1881 by Walton Haydon. 



Tringa fuscicoUis Vieill. White-rumped Sandpiper. 



Rather common on the meadows bordering Button Bay Juh' 31, 

 where a specimen was collected. A number were noted on the Barren 

 Grounds below Cape Eskimo August 3 to 8. 



Tringa bairdi (Coues). Baird Sandpiper. 



Macoun says: " Spreadborough saw three on a small island in James 

 Bay on June 16, 1896, and believes they were breeding."'' 



The species probably occurs regularly in western Keewatin 



Tringa minutilla Vieill. Least Sandpiper. 



First met with at Fort Churchill, where adult birds accompanied by 

 young were seen on the meadows July 26 and an immature bird was 

 taken. Large numbers were observed on the shores of Button Bay 

 July 31, and immense flocks were seen on the Barren Grounds south 

 of Cape Eskimo August 3 to 13, though at the latter date their num- 

 bers had greatly diminished. The species was noted at nearly everj^ 

 place at which we landed on the way back to Fort Churchill, August 

 13 to 19; and it was doubtless present in flocks of small sandpipers 

 seen between Fort Churchill and York Factory, though it was not 

 again positively identified. 



Tringa alpina Linn. Dunlin. 



Blakiston speaks of having seen a specimen from Hudson Baj-,* and 

 the American Ornithologist Union Check List records it as accidental 

 on the west side of Hudson Bay, though I have been unable to discover 

 on exactly what information the record is based. 



Tringa alpina pacifica (Coues). Red-backed Sandpiper. 



First seen on the beach about 50 miles north of York Factory July 

 19, where numbers were observed and several specimens were taken. 

 The birds seemed to be just commencing their southward migration. 



"Catalogue Canadian Birds, Part 1, p. 162, 1900. blUs, V, p. 132, 1863. 



