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Wilson's Snipe; English Sni'ps i CaU'tiia^o dcJicata). A not uncommon 

 migrant, and crippled birds are said to have nested on several occasions near 

 Chatham, N. J. (Herrick, Forest and Stream, XII. 1879, p. 165). During mild 

 seasons a few pass the winter here ( Dutcher, MS). 



Dowitcher {Mocrorlidiiil^lius i^risciis) . A comniDn migrant, arriving from 

 the south aliout Ma\- i and returning from tlie north between Jul_\- 10 and 

 August 15. 



Migrating Snipe, Sandpipers and Plovers fl\-, as a rule, some distance off 

 the land and if the weather is calm and clear, very few birds are found on 

 our shores. If, however, during their migrations storms from the right quar- 

 ter, or fogs occur, many birds are driven shoreward and there results what 

 among sportsmen is known as a "flight." 



Long-billed Dowitcher (Macrurhamphus scolopaccus) . This western 

 representative of our common Dowitcher is a rare Init regular late fall migrant 

 along the Atlantic coast. 



Stilt Sandpiper ( Micropalaiiia himantopus) . A not common but by no 

 means rare migrant, occurring chiefly during the fall migration from the mid- 

 dle of July to the middle of September. 



Knot; Robin Snipe {Triiiga cauiitiis). A common migrant, passing 

 northward during May and returning from the middle of July to the first of 

 October. 



Purple Sandpiper ( .-Irquatclla iiiaritiina) . A rare but regular winter 

 resident. 



Pectoral Sandpiper; Krieker {Actodroiuas iiiaculata). A common and 

 sometimes abundant fall migrant in this vicinity; less frequently seen in the 

 spring. It returns from the north in early August, and its migration is con- 

 cluded about the last of October. 



White-rumped Sandpiper {Actodroiuas fitscicollis) . A not uncommon 

 spring and fall migrant. 



Baird's Sandpiper {Actodroiuas bairdi). Casual on the Atlantic coast. 

 There are several records for this vicinity, as follows : Rockaway, L. I.. 

 August, two specimens, and September, two specimens (N. T. Lawrence, 

 Forest and Stream, X, 1878, p. 235), and Far Rockaway, L. L, August, one 

 specimen (X. T. Lawrence, Auk, II, 1885, p. 2/;^). 



Least Sandpiper; Peep; Meadow Oxeye {Actodroiuas minutilla) . This 

 is one of our commonest Sandpipers, and shares the names "Peep" or "Oxeye'' 

 with the Semipalmated Sandpiper. It is seen in small flocks running along 

 our shores and beaches. It passes northward during Alay and returns about 

 July 10. the fall migration being concluded about September i. 



Red-backed Sandpiper; Lead-back {Pclidna alpina sakhaliua). A very 

 common migrant on our coasts, less common in the spring than in the fall. 

 It migrates northward in early May and returns about September i. remaining 

 tmtil November. 



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