Bde. Obs. at Little an c Gr eat Gnll Is- 
lands, N.Y. Au*. ’88 B.H. DutchcT. 
io. Arenaria interpres. Turnstone. — Flocks of these birds could be 
seen at almost any time flying around the islands, and alighting on the 
rocks to feed. They seemed to prefer the larger rocks to the shore, and 
especially those that were in the water. So common were the Turnstones 
on Great Gull that the Terns did not seem to pay the least attention to 
them. I presume the Terns had learned that the Turnstone, unlike al- 
most every other visitor, did not go for the purpose of killing them or 
their young, or of robbing them of their eggs. Two specimens shot 
proved to be so fat as to render good skins impossible ; in fact a few hours 
after they were killed the feathers of the breasts of both birds were matted 
with oil. The keepers at Little Gull consider these birds very poor eating, 
so never kill them for food. 
Auk, Tl. April. 1889. p. 1 %$- 
72 . J-f . 
Arenaria interpres. Turnstone.— On Sept. 15, three of this maritime 
species were seen running along the sand beaches, prying under shells, 
bark and bits of water plant in their characteristic manner. One was 
collected the following day in the same place. 
AQk 27. July-1910 p, 3V>S~ 
'-845. A Tame Snipe R 
A ^naria internes. ' cj. fereaiQ, Volf ’ Q g ec - ’6, p. 449- 
