lO Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology. 



40. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — A rare resident. One 

 was shot near Goose Neck, November 16, 1901, by Captain Gustaf Soder- 

 man. 



41. Butorides virescens. Green Heron. — A common summer resi- 

 dent. Near Brenton's Point a nest was found in a swamp maple, 20 feet 

 above the ground, in 1899. An old nest was found in a red juniper at 

 Hanging Rock, Middletown township, June 2, 1900. 



42. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron. 

 — Resident. Rare in winter. It breeds on the mainland and on Prudence 

 Island. It has been occasionally observed here in winter. 



43. Porzana Carolina. Sora. — Occasionally observed during summer 

 and autumn. Mr. Clarke mounted a specimen during November, 1899. 



44. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule.^A specimen taken at 

 Newport in the autumn of 1901 was mounted by Mr. Clarke. 



45. Fulica americana. American Coot. — Usually uncommon ; but 

 large flocks are sometimes found on the fresh-water ponds of the Island, 

 remaining as late in the autumn as the water is unfrozen. 



46. Phalaropus lobatus. Northern Phalarope. — One flock of about 

 20 seen floating on Narragansett Bay, near Castle Hill Point, September 

 20, 1899. 



47. Philohela minor. American Woodcock. — Formerly a common 

 summer resident, but now rare ; probably bred at Peat Pond, Newport, R. 

 I., in 1900, as one was seen there June 7, and fresh drillings throughout 

 the month. 



48. Gallinago delicata. Wilson Snipe.— A common spring and fall 

 migrant. One was flushed from a heap of seaweed on bare rocks at the 

 edge of the sea, an unusual place for it, on September 25, 1900. 



^9. Macrdrhamphus griseus. Dowitcher. — Rare. 



50. Micropalama himantopus. Stilt Sandpiper. — Rare. 



51. Tringa maritima. Purple Sandpiper. — Mr. Clarke mounted a 

 specimen, obtained at Sachuest Point. 



52. Tringa maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper. — One October 8, 1900. 



53. Tringa minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — A rather rare migrant. 



54. Ereunetes pusillus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. — An abundant 

 fall migrant. May 26, 1900. 



55. Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. — A common fall migrant. 



56. Limosa haemastica. Hudsonian Godwit. — One, August 7, 1899. 



57. Tetanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. — A common 

 migrant. A mated pair was seen on a fresh-water pond on a marsh near 

 Goose Neck, May 23 and 26, 1900. On June 12, 1900, one recently dead 

 bird was found on Third Beach. 



58. Totanus fiavipes. Lesser Yellow-legs. — A common fall mi- 

 grant. 



59. Helodromas solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — One seen about 

 a little pond near Fort Adams, in August, 1899. 



60. Tryngites subruficollis. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. — I shot a 



