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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
Although not abundant, this well-known species is by no means 
uncommon during the winter months. Specimens were occasionally 
taken until June 9, after which none were observed. I never saw 
more than one or two at a time, and they were always shy. They 
frequent the open marshes and shores of the salt ponds. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 345. 
TO TANUS . FLA VIPES Gm. 
Yellow-leg. 
Adult Male. — Resembles Melanoleucus, but is much smaller; 
coloration almost precisely the same. 
Length 11, wing 6.05, tail 2.50, tarsus 1.65, bill 1.70. 
This present species is included on the authority of Mr. N. B. 
Moore, who states that he observed them at Fortune Island and 
Inagua. I observed two birds which I believed to be of this species, 
at Bird Rock, Acklin Island. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 344. 
TRINGOIDES MACULARIUS. {Linn.) 
Spotted Sandpiper. 
Winter Plumage , Male. — Above, olive, becoming slightly brown 
on the head ; feathers of the coverts edged with brown and a very 
faint line of dull white, showing a slight greenish lustre ; carpus 
