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Helodromas solitariuB (Wils.). Solitary Sandpiper. 



We met with this species only while descending the Echimamish, 

 where several were seen September 1-i and 15 and one was taken. 



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

 British Museum Catalogue, and A. McKenzie took one at Moose Fac- 

 tory. The species probably occurs throughout the region. 



Helodromas ochropus (Linn.). Green Sandpiper. 



Swainson and Richardson described a specimen of Totanus ochropus, 

 the 'White-tailed Tattler,' from Hudson Bay.« This specimen is 

 recorded in the British Museum Catalogue. 



Heteractitis incanus (Gmel.). Wandering Tattler. 



Bell says: "I obtained a specimen of the Wandering Tattler {Ilet- 

 erocehis hrevipes, Vieill.), supposed to be a western species, on the 

 Eastmain Coast.* 



Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.). Bartramian Sandpiper. 



Several were seen and one was shot on the Barren Grounds 50 miles 

 below Cape Eskimo August 8, and several more were noted 25 miles 

 farther north August 10 to 13. 



Tryngites subruficoUis (Vieill.). Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 



I saw a number on the higher parts of the tundra 26 miles south of 

 Cape Eskimo August 10 to 13, and noted others (collecting two) 

 August 24 on some sandy ridges, the remains of old shore lines, below 

 Cape Churchill. The birds had a soft, plaintive call, and were rather 

 tame and unsuspicious. 



A specimen taken hy Dr. Rae at Repulse Bay is recorded in the 

 British Museum Catalogue. 



Actitis macularia (Linn.). Spotted Sandpiper. 



This widely distributed species is found throughout the region as 

 far north at least as Fort Churchill. It was common on Red River 

 June 14, and seen daily between Norway House and York Factory 

 June 23 to July 10. A deserted nest was found on the rocky island 

 that constitutes Rock Portage, at the lowest of the Hill River rapids. 

 While we were descending Steel and Hayes rivers, July 9 and 10, one 

 or more pairs of this species were almost constantly in sight, and 

 young ones unable to fly were often seen running along the shelving 

 banks. The species was not seen on the shores of Hudson Bay, but 

 we collected a specimen on Churchill River, near Fort Churchill, 

 July 25, and my brother found it rather common on the same stream, 

 about 20 miles from its mouth, early in August. While ascending 



« Fauna Boreali-Americana, II, p. 392, 1831. 



6Proc. Royal Soc. Canada, 1882, I, Sec. IV, p. 51 (1888). 



