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occurrences in Great Britain, viz.: — One on Breydon Broad, Norfolk, on the 17th October 1830 ; 

 one shot and one seen on Annet, one of the Scilly Islands, on the 27th May 1840 ; one near 

 Hartlepool in October 1841; one near Yarmouth in September 1853; and one near Whitley, 

 Northumberland, in June 1855. Mr. J. E. Harting cites altogether, inclusive of the above 

 (Handb. Brit. B. pp. 140, 141) sixteen instances of this Wader's occurrence in Great Britain ; 

 but though it is possible that one or two of these may be based on an erroneous identification, 

 still there is reason enough to include it as a rare straggler. So far as I can ascertain, however, 

 it has not been known to occur elsewhere in Europe. It has been met with in Greenland ; for 

 Professor Bernhardt states (Ibis, 1861, p. 11) that a specimen was sent from there in 1851, and 

 two more from Nenortalik in 1859. 



In America it is widely distributed, and it is stated by Professor Kiimlein to breed in 

 Wisconsin ; but I do not find any detailed notes on its nidification, nor have I been able to 

 obtain its eggs. Professor Baird says that it is of frequent occurrence on the Atlantic coasts of 

 the United States. In the winter it ranges far south ; I met with it in Texas and Mexico ; and 

 it has been recorded from South America as far down as Brazil and Peru. Lawrence records it 

 from Peru ; and Mr. Salvin, who obtained it at Duenas, in Guatemala, writes (Ibis, 1859, p. 229) 

 as follows : — " About the beginning of April, and towards the end of the dry season, a great part 

 of the stream is diverted from the river Guacalate, and thrown on the open pasture-land near 

 Duenas. During this period numbers of Scolopacidoe frequent the inundated part, of which 

 Tringa maculata is the most abundant. At this season this bird, taking its food from fresh 

 water, proves excellent eating." Dr. Sclater records it from Ecuador, and I have examined spe- 

 cimens from Bolivia, Chili, Eastern Peru, and Brazil. 



It occurs also in the West Indies. Bryant states that it has been found in the Bahamas ; 

 Gundlach (J. f. O. 1856, p. 421) says that it is found in Cuba from September to April, but is 

 not very plentiful ; and Messrs. A. and E. Newton, who met with it in the island of St. Croix, 

 write (Ibis, 1859, p. 258) that they met with it occasionally after September 14th, 1858, and 

 obtained some examples, but never saw more than two in company. 



The Pectoral Sandpiper does not appear so gregarious as its allies ; at least I never met with 

 it otherwise than singly or in pairs, and other observers say the same. It is a rather shy bird, 

 flying swiftly away when disturbed, much in the manner of the common Snipe, uttering a sharp 

 note. I usually found it near grassy places inland where there were small pools, and not on the 

 coast. Dr. Coues, writing respecting this Sandpiper, gives the following particulars of its habits 

 (B. of N. W. p. 486) : — " The Pectoral Sandpiper is well known to sportsmen and others, and is 

 frequently sought after, as its somewhat game-like habits of lying to a dog and flushing correctly 

 from the grass, like a true Snipe, render it an attractive object of pursuit ; besides which, in the 

 fall it becomes very fat, and it is then excellent eating. Unlike most Sandpipers, it does not 

 flock, at least to any extent, being oftenest found scattered singly or in pairs. In the United 

 States it is chiefly, if not wholly, a bird of passage; for though some may winter along our 

 southern border and others breed along the northern tier of States, such probabilities require to 

 be confirmed. Its winter range is very extensive; yet some individuals may be found in the 

 Middle States as late as November. I found it in July along the forty-ninth parallel, where it 

 probably breeds, though I did not ascertain the fact. It occurred sparingly about pools on 



