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Baird's Sandpiper (Actodromas bairdii, Coues). 



Distributed along the const of Vancouver Island and Mainland. 

 Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan, and at (Mover Point, Victoria. 



Least Sandpiper (Actodromas minutilla, Vieill). 

 Common along the coast of Island and Mainland. This little 

 bird is one of several species that collectively inhabit all the world 



and resemble each other very closely. 



Pelidna. i Cuvier. i 



Dunlin (Pelidna alpina, Linn). 

 Found at Comox. 



Red-backed Sandpiper {Pelidna alpina saTchalina, Vieillot). 

 Common in the spring and autumn migrations along the coast 

 of Island and Mainland; taken at Chilliwhack. 



Ereuxetes. (Illiger.) 



Semipalmated Sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus, Linn). 



Xot uncommon in migration along the Coast. Taken at Chilli- 

 whack, Okanagan and Metlakatla. 



Western Semipalmated Sandpiper {Ereunetes pusillus occident- 

 alism Lawn . 

 Abundant in the fall along the Coast. Taken near Victoria and 

 Chilliwhack. 



Calideis. ( Cuvier. ) 



Sanderling (Calidris arenaria, Linn). 

 Not common. Several have been taken near Victoria, also at 

 Chilliwhack and Metlakatla. 



Liviosa. (Brisson.) 



Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa, Linn). 



The whole of British Columbia. Breeds chiefly west of Cas- 

 cades. Taken at Port Simpson. 



Totanus. (Bechstein.) 

 Greater Yellow-legs {Totanus melanoleueus, Gmel). 



Common along the Coast in winter. Taken at Clayoquot, Chilli- 

 whack and Okanagan. Breeds around the lakes at Clinton. 



