86 CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



232. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (Say). 



Long-billed Dowitcher. 



Limosa scolopacea Say, Long's Exp. II. 1823, 170. 

 Macrorhamphus scolopaceus Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. V. 1852, 4, 

 pi. I. 



[B 525, C 4153, R ^2-ja, C 610.] 

 Geog. Dist. — Western North America, breeding in Alaska to the 

 Arctic coast, migrating south in winter through the western United 

 States (including Mississippi Valley) to Mexico, and, less commonly, 

 along Atlantic coast. 



Genus MICROFALAMA Baird. 



Micropalama Baird, B. N. Am. 1858, 726. Type, Tringa himan- 

 topus Bonap. 



233. Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.). 



stilt Sandpiper. 



Tringa himantopus Bonap. Ann. Lye. N. Y. II. 1826, 157. 

 Micropalama himantopus Baird, B. N. Am. 1858, 726. 

 [B536, C416, R 528, C 611.] 

 Geog. Dist. — Eastern North America, breeding north of the 

 United States, and migrating in winter to Bermuda, West Indies and 

 Central and South America. 



Genus TRINGA Linnaeus. 

 Subgenus TRINGA. 



Tringa Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 148. Type, by elimination, 

 T. canutus Linn. 



234. Tringa canutus Linn. 



Knot. 



Tringa canutus Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 149. 

 [B 526, C 426, R 529, C 626.] 

 Geog. Dist. — Nearly cosmopolitan. Breeds in high northern 

 latitudes, but visits the southern hemisphere during its migrations. 



