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Whimbrel. Numenius phdeopus (Linn.)- 



Though an Old World species, the whimbrel is a common visitor 

 in Greenland (Schalow) and possibly breeds there. It breeds in 

 Iceland, Scandinavia, and Russia, east to the Ural Mountains and 

 north to the Arctic Circle. It winters on the coast and islands of 

 tropical and southern Africa, and ranges at this season east to India 

 and the Malay Peninsula. One was taken May 23, 1906, about 

 latitude 43° N. and longitude 60° W., south of Sable Island, Nova 

 Scotia (Brewster). 



Bristle-thighed Curlew. Numenius tahitiensis (Gmel.). 



The breeding range of this species has not yet been ascertained, 

 but in Alaska it has been taken May 18, 1869, on the Kenai Penin- 

 sula (Bischoff) ; May 24, 1880, at St. Michael (Nelson) ; August 26, 

 1885, on the Kowak River (Townsend) ; and May 23, 1905, at the head 

 of Nome River (Anthony). These dates would seem to indicate 

 that the species nests in the northern part of its range. 



The species is common on the Hawaiian Islands and occurs through- 

 out the islands of the Pacific south to New Caledonia and from the 

 Ladrones to the Marquesas and Paumota islands. The Pacific 

 islands seem to be the winter home of the species, and on some of 

 them it is quite common. It has been taken in the Phoenix group 

 near the equator in June and July, and a few are known to remain 

 all summer in Hawaii (Henshaw), but these apparently are non- 

 breeding birds. 



Lapwing. Vanellus vanellus (Linn.)- 



Though an Old World species, the lapwing has been noted several 

 times in Greenland on the west coast from Julianehaab to Godthaab, 

 at various times from early December to the first of April (Schalow) . 

 It has been taken as a straggler at White Hills, Newfoundland, No- 

 vember 23, 1905 (Brewster); Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 17, 1897 

 (Piers) ; Merrick, Long Island, about December 26, 1883 (Dutcher) ; 

 Meccox Bay, Long Island, fall of 1905 (Beebe) ; Hog Island, Bahamas, 

 November, 1900 (Fleming); Barbados, 1886 (Cory). 



The breeding range extends from Great Britain to Japan, from 

 central Europe to the Arctic Circle, and from northern China to about 

 latitude 55° in Siberia. The species winters from about the southern 

 limit of the breeding range to northern Africa and southern China. 

 Dotterel. Eudromias morinellus (Linn.). 



This is an accidental visitor to North America, the only record being 

 that of one taken July 23, 1897, on King Island, Alaska (Stone). It 

 breeds from Great Britain, southern Russia, and eastern Siberia north 

 to the islands of the Arctic coast. It winters from southern Europe 

 to equatorial Africa. 



