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137- Tryngites subruficollis ( Vieill.). Buff-breasted Sand- 

 piper. (262.) — A bird of the interior, breeding in the far north and 

 wintering in South America. It is very rare on the Atlantic coast. 

 Giraud records "a party of five" as seen in August on Gowanus 

 Bay ; four specimens have been taken at Rockaway in August and 

 September {JV .T. Lawrence, Forest and Stream, X, 1879, p. 235); 

 one was taken in August at Montauk Point (JBerier, Bull. N. O. C, 

 VI, 1880, p. 126); and Mr. Dutcher mentions an August specimen 

 from Suffolk County and a midsummer bird from Shinnecock Bay 

 (Auk, VI, 1889, p. 136). 



*I38. Actitismacularia(£//^.)- Spotted Sandpiper; Tip-up. 

 (263.) — South America, and North America to Labrador, breeding 

 throughout its North American range. This is the common 

 summer Sandpiper so frequently seen on our ponds, streams, and 

 beaches. 



139. Numenius longirostris Wils. Long-billed Curlew ; 

 Sickle-bill. (264.) — Breeds in the interior as far north as Mani- 

 toba, and on the Atlantic coast as far as North Carolina. It is 

 here a rare and irregular fall visitant. 



140. Numenius hudsonicus Lath. Hudsonian Curlew ; 

 Jack Curlew. (265.) — Breeds in the Arctic Regions, and winters 

 from the Gulf States to Patagonia. The "Jack Curlew", as it is 

 locally known, is a not uncommon migrant in this vicinity. It 

 passes northward in May, and the southern migration occurs 

 between the middle of July and the first of October. 



141. Numenius borealis {Forst). Eskimo Curlew; Dough- 

 bird ; Fute. (266.) — Breeds in the Arctic Regions and winters in 

 South America. Mr. Dutcher is of the opinion that this bird 

 migrates some distance off the coasts ; it is found on our shores 

 only after heavy storms. 



Family CHARADRIID^E— Plovers. 



142. Vanellus vanellus {Linn.). Lapwing. (269.) — An Old 

 World species, of accidental occurrence in America. The only 

 record for Eastern North America south of Greenland is that of a 

 specimen shot at Merrick, L. I., December, 1883 {Dutcher, Auk, 

 III, 1886, p. 438). 



143. Charadrius squatarola {Linn.). Black-bellied Plo- 

 ver ; Beetle-head. (270.) — Breeds in the Arctic Regions and in 



