238 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Fam. CHARADRIIDiE. 



31. Charadrius virginicus, Borkli. 

 " Golden Plover. 



" Sept. 7th, first of the season ; generally arrive by last of August, 

 or first storm after Aug. 25th. First of September rarely fails to bring 

 tbera, but this year no storm hastened them along and they are very 

 late. They arrive in large flocks and spread over the pastures, hills 

 and plains, affording exciting sport. It is not an unusual thing to bag 

 three or four dozen in a morning. Every one owning a gun turns out, 

 and great slaughter ensues. If suffered to remain, they would acquire 

 fat and stay for weeks, but they soon wing their way further south. 



"They are accompanied later in the season by Curlew, Yellow-legs, 

 etc 77 



Fam. SCOLOPACID.E. 



32. Himantopus nigricollis (Vieill.). 

 "Black-neck Stilt. 



"Rare; seen early in July." 



33. Gallinago wilsoni (Temni.). 

 "English Snipe. 



"Occasionally; authority of sportsmen." 



34. Ereunetes petrificatus (111.). 

 "Sandpiper. 



"Abundant, in flocks of four to six, along sandy shore. Resident." 



35. Symphemia semipalmata (Gra.). 

 "Willet. Rare." 



36. Gambetta melanoleuca (Gin.). 

 "Yellow-legs. 



"In all the salt ponds or 'fleshes'; sufficiently numerous, at times, to 

 afford sport; said to be resident in small numbers ; I found it here early 



in July.- 7 



37. Rhyacophilus solitariua (Wils.). 

 " Sandpiper. 



"Not common, but seen singly in every part of the island. I shot 

 three specimens on the summit of McNish Mountain— the highest hill- 

 where is a spring hole of small size. From this mountain, by the way, 

 the entire island can be viewed, as well as the islands of Barbuda, Gua- 

 deloupe, Montserrat, Redonda, Nevis and St. Kitts— a most delightful 

 prospect." 



38. Numenius hudsonicus (Lath.). 

 "Curlew. Not common." 



