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Spotted Sandpipek, ( Tringoides macu- 
larius.) Everywhere abundant. It is the 
only species, except the Killdeer, which 
nests in great numbers, along these shores. 
The eggs are not easy to find, resembling 
the earth on which they are laid, and the 
bird must first be flushed to surely find 
the spot. April 19th — I obtained a set of 
! six Crow’s eggs, on 12th, and yesterday, a 
set of five, far advanced in incubation. Is 
not this quite early? No Bluebird’s eggs, 
or even nests, yet. — 7A AL Talbot, Jack- 
son Bank, Providence, R. I. _ , , 
Q. &Q. IX.May.l884.p.fT. 
The familiar notes of the S potted Sand- 
piper are heard throughout the season. 
Their nests are simple structures of root- 
lets, with the eggs lying with small ends 
together. Their nests are usually found 
in spme old cultivated field, independent 
of its proximity to water. 
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Limicol ae in Bristol County. 
H. F. Dexter, Dartmouth, Mass. 
Spotted Sandpiper, Tringoides macularius. 
A common summer resident, breeding in all 
portions of the county, building its nest with- 
out regard to its proximity to water. 
O.&O. XII. Sept. 1837 p.148 
