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Steganopus. (Vieillot.) 

 Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor, Vieill). 

 Found at ChilliAvhack. 



Family SCOLOPACIDJE. Snipes, Sand-pipers, etc. 

 Gallingo. (Leach.) 



Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata, Ord). 



Common throughout the Province, on Island and Mainland, 

 Breeds in interior. 



Macrorhamphus. (Leach.) 



Long-billed Dowitcher, Red-breasted Snipe (Macrorhamphus 

 scolopaceus, Say). 

 Tolerably abundant throughout the Province and West Coast of 

 Vancouver Island. Taken at Chilliwhack and Metlakatla. The 

 nest of this bird is a simple hollow in the ground in the centre of a 

 marshy spot on the border of a lake, with scarcely any lining what- 

 ever — nothing in the shape of a nest to bring away. 



Micropalama. (Baird.) 



Stilt Sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus, Bonap). 

 Taken at Chilliwhack. 



Tringa. (Linnaeus.) 

 Knot, Robin Snipe (Tringa canutus, Linn). 

 Abundant during migrations. 



Actodromas. (Kaup.) 

 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Actodromas acuminata, Horsf). 

 Taken at Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands. 



Pectoral Sandpiper (Actodromas maculata, Vieill). 



Taken along the Coast during migrations, at Chilliwhack and 

 Okanagan. 



