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LIST OP SPECIES. 
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543. Tringoides macularius, (Linn.) Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. Entire temperate North 
America; Oregon. Accidental in Europe 735 
544. Philomaclius pugnax, (Linn.) Gray. Ruff. Northern Europe and Asia. Accidental 
on Long Island 737 
545. Actiturus bartramius, (Wils.) Bon. Field Plover. Eastern North America ; South 
America. Europe 737 
546. Tryngites rufescens, (Vieillot,) Cab. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. All of North America; 
South America ; Europe • • • 739 
547. Limosafedoa , (Linn.) Ord. Entire temperate regions of North America. South Ame- 
rica. 740 
548. Limosa Tiudsonica, (Lath.) Sw. Northern and eastern North America; New Jersey- 741 
549. Numenius (Numenius) longirostris , Wilson. Long-billed Curlew. The entire tempe- 
rate regions of North America. Perhaps two or more species 
included .... ...... 743 
550. Numenius ( Phaeopus ) hudsonicus, Latham. Hudsonian Curlew. Atlantic and Pacific 
coasts of North America. California 744 
551. Numenius (Phaeopus) borealis, (Forst.) Latham. Esquimaux Curlew. Eastern and 
northern North America 744 
552. Radius elegans , Aud. Marsh Hen. Middle and Southern States on the Atlantic 
Ocean; California 746 
553. Rallus crepitans , Gm. Clapper Rail. Middle and southern coast of the States on 
the Atlantic Ocean ; South America 747 
554. Radius virginianus , Linn. Virginia Rail. The entire temperate regions of North 
America ; New Mexico, California, Oregon 748 
555. Porzana (Porzana) Carolina , Vieill. Common Rail. Entire temperate regions of 
North America 749 
556. Porzana (Creciscus) jamaicensis, (Gm.) Little Black Rail. Middle and Southern 
States on the Atlantic Ocean 749 
557. Porzana (Coturnicops) noveboracensis, ( Gm.) Yellow Rail. Eastern North America- - 750 
558. Crex pratensis, Bechst. Corn-crake. Europe; Greenland. Accidental on the Atlantic 
coast of the United States • 751 
559. Fulica americana, Gmelin. Coot. Entire temperate regions of North America- • 751 
560. GaUinula ( Gallinula) galeata, (Licht.) Bon. Florida Gallinule. Southern countries of 
North America; accidental in Middle and Northern States 752 
561. Gallinula (Porphyrula) martinica, ( Linn.) Lath. Purple Gallinule. Southern States 
of North America, Louisiana, Florida. Accidental in the middle 
and northern United States 753 
561. Cygnus americanus, Sharpless. American Swan. Continent of North America- ■ • 758 
562. Cygnus buccinator , Rich. Trumpeter Swan. Western America, from the Missis- 
sippi valley to the Pacific * 758 
563. Anser ( Chen) hyperboreus, Pallas. Snow Goose. Whole of North America. Perhaps 
a second species, (A. albatus) 760 
