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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 
Ton specimens obtained at Sitka by BischofF. Not uncommon at Niilato, 
and plcMity at the Yukon mouth, where the egg was obtained; nest much 
like that of Lobipes hyperboreus. D. 
114. Actodromns maculatus Vieil. (531.) Jack Snipe. One col- 
lected at Sitka by Bisclioff. Not uncommon at Plover Bay. D. 
ll.'i. Actodromus Bairdti Coues. (531a.) Baird's Snipe, One 
obtained by BischofF at Sitka, and several at Kadiak. Not rare on the 
Yukon. One obtained on Amak Island, north of the peninsula of Alaska, 
by Captain Everett Smith. 1). 
116. Actodromus ininuttlla Coues. Tringa Wilsonii Nutt. (532.) 
One male obtained, May 14th, 1867, at Nulato, where it is not common. 
Rather more plentiful at the Yukon mouth, where the eggs were obtained. 
Bischoff collected this species at Sitka. T>. 
117. Calidris arenaria 111. (534.) Sanderling. Two specimens 
obtained by BischolF at Sitka. Very common at Nulato and on the 
Yukon to the sea. Arrives early, about May 10th to 15th, and is one of 
the last birds to leave in the fall. I have seen them on the edge of the 
ice in October, ajjparently quite comfortable. D. 
118. Ereunetes pusillus 111. (535.) Semipalmated Sandpiper. Very 
common at Sitka and Kadiak, where Bischoff obtained many specimens. 
Plenty at Nulato, and all along the river and sea shore, like the last 
species. D. 
Very common throughout the spring and summer, and nesting over 
the island. The nests which I observed were simple hollows in the 
ground, with nothing more than a few blades of grass for lining, and 
were generally placed in some dry tuft of grass, some distance from the 
water. The bird, when startled from the nest, would generally fly a little 
distance and alight, showing but little timidity. 
In the month of May, when shooting ducks and geese near St. Michael's, 
I have seen these little birds all around me, even within a few feet, and 
apparently unmindful of my presence, even when shooting at ducks or 
geese flying overhead. B. 
119. Gamhetta inelanoleiica Bon. (539.) Stone Snipe. Several 
specimens obtained at Sitka by Bischoff. D. 
120. GamheUa flavipes Bon. (540.) Yellow Legs. Obtained at 
Sitka and Kadiak by Bischoff". Not rare at Fort Yukon, where Mr. 
Lockhart obtained the eggs. Found sparingly at Nulato and the Yukon 
mouth. D. 
121. Ithyacophilus soUtarius Bon. (541.) Solitary Sandpiper. 
Found sparingly at Nulato during the mouth of May. Arrives about 
May 5th. D. 
