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NoTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. 
how scarce our water-birds are now, to what they used to be, but 
why they have become scarce. Mr. Dring is to be praised over 
other gunners. on having made careful notes on his shooting, as 
the present data is of interest and of scientific value: 
1867: 
1868 : 
Porzana carolina (Sora Rail) Sept. 23-24 = 29 birds. 
Philohela minor (Woodcock) Nov. 1 to 5 =7 birds. 
Gallinago delicata (Snipe) Aug. 28 to Oct. 14=47 birds. — 
Macrorrhamphus griseus (Dowitcher) Aug. § to 23=8r birds. 
Micropalama himantopus (Mongrel) Aug. 8 to 21= 32 birds. 
Tringa canutus (Robin Snipe) Aug. 20 to Sept. 10= 32 birds. - 
Tringa maculata (Creeker) Aug. 11 to Oct. 20 = 402 birds. 
Tringa alpina pacifica (Winter Snipe) Oct. 2 to 14=9 birds. 
Limosa fedoa (Big Marlin) Aug. 18 =4 birds. 
Limosa hemastica (Ring-tailed Marlin) Aug. 12 to Sept. 15 =21 
birds. ; 
Totanus melanoleucus (Big Legs) Aug. 18 to Oct. 4 = 135 birds. 
Totanus flavipes (Yellow-legs) Aug. 8 to Sept. 13 = 135 birds. 
Symphemia semipalmata (Willet) Aug. 24 = 7 birds. 
Numenius hudsonicus (Jack Curlew) Aug. 26= 12 birds. 
Charadrius domtnicus (Green-heads) Aug. 25 to Sept. 17 =55 birds. 
Anas obscura (Black Duck) Sept. 15 to Oct. 14= 4 birds. 
Dajila acuta (Gray Duck) Sept. 21 = 2 birds. 
Querquediula discors (Blue-winged Teal) Sept. 1 to 20= 43 birds. 
Total, 1050 birds. ~ 
Gallinago delicata, Aug. 12 to Nov. 11 = 65 birds. 
Macrorrhamphus griseus, July 24 to Oct. 2= 98 birds. 
Tringa maculata, July 24 to Oct. 19 = 92 birds. 
Limosa fedoa, Aug. 30 to Oct. 2=10 birds. 
Limosa hemastica, Aug. 19 to Oct. 3=4 birds. 
Totanus melanoleucus, Aug. 14 to Oct. 11 = 94 birds. 
Totanus flavipes, July g4 to Sept. 27 = 291 birds. 
Symphemia semipalmata, Aug. 21 = 2 birds. 
Charadrius dominicus, Aug. 14 to Sept. 24 = 47 birds. 
gialitis voctfera, Aug. 1=1 bird. 
Arenarta interpres, Sept. 3-5 =4 birds. 
Querquedula discors, Sept. 23 =3 birds. 
Anas obscura, Oct. 16=1 bird. 
Dajila acuta, Oct. 2 to Nov. 11=2 birds. 
Chaulelasmus streperus (Widgeon) Oct. 8.= 7 birds. 
“2x sponsa (Wood Duck) Sept. 26= 2 birds. 
Nyroca marila (Broad-bills) Oct. 1 to 21= 27 birds. 
Charitonetta albeola (Bufile-head) Nov. 5 =15 birds. 
Rallus virgintanus (Virginia Rail) Aug. 10 to Sept. 12 =§ birds. 
Porzana carolina, Sept. 2 to Oct. 7 = 4 birds. 


