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Interior of British North America . 
mud-flats which are extensive there, I believe I obtained the 
Simipalmated Sandpiper. Mr. Ross mentions it on Mackenzie 
River. 
Micropalama himantopus. 
The Stilt Sandpiper is given in the ‘ Fauna Bor.-Am.’ from 
the west side of Hudson’s Bay, and also Tringa douglasii, which 
is probably the same species. Mr. Ross considers it very rare 
on the Mackenzie. 
Symphemia semipalmata. 
Saskatchawan (‘ Fauna Bor.-Am.’). 
98. Gambetta melanoleuca. 
Besides being included in the ‘Fauna Bor.-Am./ Mr. Murray 
records it from Hudson’s Bay, where I observed the Tell-tale 
common in August; thence I found it along the whole route 
to the Saskatchawan, on the north branch of which it remained in 
1858 as late as the 28th of October; and my specimen (‘Ibis/ 
vol. iv. p. 9) was from near Fort Carlton, in spring, where it had 
arrived by the 18th of April. This bird does not seem to require 
muddy shores, but appears just as much at home where all is rock. 
Mr. Ross further extends its range to the Mackenzie, but notes 
it as rare in that region. 
99. Gambetta flavipes. 
The Yellow-legs is mentioned in the ‘Fauna Bor.-Am.’ as 
reaching as high as the northern extremity of the continent. 
My specimen (‘ Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 9) was from near Carlton. Mr. 
Murray records it from Hudson’s Bay, and Mr. Ross as abundant 
on the Mackenzie. 
100. Rhyacophilus solitaries. 
Mr. Ross found this bird common, and usually in large flocks, 
on the Mackenzie. It is said to breed far north, as well as in 
the south. Besides my specimen from the Saskatchawan (‘ Ibis/ 
vol. iv. p. 9), the ‘ Fauna Bor.-Am.’ records one from Great Bear 
Lake, under the name of Totanus chloropygus. Totanus calidris 
of Europe is also therein given from a specimen in the British 
Museum, supposed to be from Hudson’s Bay, as also T. ochropus ; 
but neither of these is included in Professor Baird’s Report on 
the Birds of N. America. 
