BIRDS OF VERMONT. 
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KiLDEER Plover. Aegialites vociferus^ Bp. 
Not common, but said to nest in the state. 
Semipalmated Ring Plover, Ring-neck. Aegialites semipalma- 
t'us, Cab. 
Have seen it about Groton pond in considerable numbers, but 
nowliere else, yet it is doubtless found in many places in the 
state. 
FAMILY SCOLOPACID^.— Snipe, ¥/rc. 
The Woodcock. Fhilohela minor ^ Gr. 
Occasionally seen ; not common. 
The American Snipe ; Wilson's Snipe. GalUnago Wilsoni, Bp. 
Said to be seen here, but am not certain about it. 
Red-breasted Snipe ; Gray Snipe ; Brown-back ; Dowitcher. 
Macrorhamphus griseus^ Leach. 
Said to come to Memphremagog Lake in flocks, but have not 
seen them, and am not sure of its identit}^ 
Pectoral Sandpiper ; Grass Snipe ; Jack Snipe. Actodromas ma- 
culata^ Coues. 
Migrant, commonly seen in autumn. 
Purple Sandpiper. Arquatella maritima^ Bd. 
Occasionally breeds in Vermont, as I had the old bird with 
young brought me a few years since. 
Greater Tattler ; Greater Yellow Legs ; Stone Snipe. Totanus 
melanoleucus^ Vieill. 
Rarely seen in small flocks in autumn. 
Solitary Tattler ; American Green Sandpiper. Rhyacophilus 
solitarms^ Bp. 
Rarely seen ; a migrant generally, but few are said to nest 
here. 
Spotted Sandpiper. IVingoides macularkis^ Gray. 
Nests in the state. 
Bartramian Sandpiper ; Upland Plover. Bartramia longicauda^ 
Coues. 
Sometimes abundant in fall. 
Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Tryngites riifescens^ Cab. 
Rare, yet a few have been killed and sent me during the last 
ten years. 
FAMILY ARDEID^.— Herons. 
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias, Linn. 
A common summer resident in Vermont. Nest in trees, in 
swamps, coarsely built. 
