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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XIV 
Limosa fedoa. Mari!I.i-:i) Godwit. C)l),ser\-cd June 24, 1906; [May 11, 17, 
July 5. 28. 1907: and May 10 and 30. 1908. 
Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. Observed April 26, May 
1 1, July 4, 6. 14, 21 and 28. September 2, and October 5 and 25, 1907 ; and April 
19, May 3, June 27, July 12, and August 15, 1908. 
Totanus flavipes. Yei.low-legs. Observed April 21, 27, July 5, 21. 28. 
September 2 and October 5, 1907; and April 19, 26, May 17, June 28, July 12, 
.\ngust 15 and 22, 1908. 
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus. Western Wir.LET. Observed 
May 11, 18. July 21 and 28, 1907 ; and April 20, May 3, 10 and June 19, 1908. 
1 hroughout this list of dates a remarkable similarity of movement a])pears 
to exist: the last three weeks of June being' the only ones during the entire breed- 
ing' season that most of the above species were not seen. It is also significant 
Ido-. 54. TYPICAL ■■XEST” OF KIIU.DEER 
that the five species which were seen during this period { namely. Least Sand- 
piper, Marbled Godwit, both Yellow-legs, and W'estern Wdllet) are the species 
most likely to be found breeding in this locality. Generally speaking the month 
of June appears to be the month during which all these species are least in evi- 
dence, and a decided influx of the birds is seen soon after the first of July. In 
short the dates here given bear out Prof. Cooke’s theory almost to the letter. 
Bartramia longicauda. Upland F’lox'er. 
Cooke in his "Birds of Colorado” states that the Bartramian Sandpijx'r 
breeds abundantly upon the plains. The word “abundant” is at best a relative 
word : yet during ten years field work the one nest we found near Barr was the 
only one 1 have ever seen, nor have 1 heard of any other Colorado field workers 
who have actually taken the eggs, and .so far as T am aware there are no definite 
