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The Stilt Sandpiper in Massachusetts. — On August 9, 1906, while gunning 
in Chatham, Mass., I shot a Stilt Sandpiper ( Micropalama himantopus). 
It was the only one we saw, and the local gunners said it was the first one 
that had been seen there for several years. — Chauncey C. Nash, Boston, 
Mass . Auk, 24, July, 1907, p. 
The Stilt Sandpiper in Massachusetts. — While looking over the ‘General 
Notes,’ in the July issue of ‘The Auk’ I noticed a reference to the Stilt 
Sandpiper ( Micropalama himantopus) in Massachusetts. I think the 
rarity of this species in this State has been greatly exaggerated in this note. 
On September 20, 1903, while gunning at Chatham with a friend, a 
flock of about a dozen Stilt Sandpipers flew over us, and we each secured a 
pair. Since then both my brother and myself have seen numbers of these 
birds in the big market in Boston, which were shot along the south shore 
in the vicinity of Chatham and Monomoy. 
Thus it seems to me that the Stilt Sandpiper is not so rare in Massachu- 
setts as Mr. Nash believes and states it to be. I would, like to hear from 
other Massachusetts men in regard to the prevalence of the Stilt Sandpiper 
in this State.— Winthrop S. Brooks, Milton, Mass. ^^, 7 . 
