Auk, XII, July, 1895, P- 3 
f£) c/i cC £~fc *■ ^ L/* 'C/Tsyv^f-i*^'* 
Is the Solitary Sandpiper ( Totanus solitaries ) known to swim under 
water? A friend of mine wounded one last summer when it fell from an 
overhanging rock to a little corner on the lake beach. He jumped down 
after it thinking it could not possibly get away, when it quickly went 
under water, a little ribbon of bubbles marking its way far out into the 
lake. In surprise he waited its reappearance, when it turned and came 
his way again, landing not far away when (poor bird) it was easily 
captuied. The Spotted Sandpiper was sure to resort to the same tactics 
when pursued by a Iiawk. I am delighted to say it made good its 
escape, coming up at a distance and putting its pursuer quite off the 
track. — Nelly Hart Woodworth, St. Albans, Vt. 
