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Ereunetes pusillus. 
1B74. 
July 1, Savr three on the shores of the harbor (Nantucket)* 
1876. 
• 
Aug* 17. Nearly all the small Sandpipers in the immense 
flocks \7hich I saw at Long Island, Boston Harbor, to-day, 
were of this species. The difference betv^een its notes 
and those of the Least Sandpiper is perfectly tangible. 
The oudinary note of the Least Sandpiper in a mellow 
tweet, tweet while Ereunetes utters a hoarse eep-pep , 
almost like that of Tringa maculata The 
querulous chatter heard from a flock while feeding is, 
I think, produced v^holly by Ereunete d 
“ 26, Large flocks feeding in the sheep pastures on the 
sides and tops of the hills on Long Island, Boston Harbor. 
As the tidenrose they were continually arising arriving 
from the marshes and shores, alighting on the turf often 
among herds of sheep, cows, etc., until the upper portion 
of the Island v/as alive with them. Some of the flocks 
contained at least a hundred birds while single ones 
v/ore scattered about evoryv^here. Those in the rear of 
the flock kept continually flying and dropping in front 
of their companions. Thus the flock made rapid progress 
dovm the hillside. Upon reaching the bottom they would 
rise, and after a few wheels, alight again on the summit. 
As the flock was advancing towards me their white breasts 
gleaned like animated snow-flakes on the emerald turf. 
Their motions v/'ore unusually nimble for they ■were catch¬ 
ing grasshoppers, v/ith which their stomachs v/ero crammed. 
Sept. 2. Immense numbers again fee ding on the hills of Long 
Island, Boston Harbor. Of seventy-five Poops which 
we killed seventy-three were of this species and only 
two Tringa minutilla . 
“ 21. Abundant, (Nantucket), 
li 
1876. 
May 7* Shot one from a small flock and saw several others 
(Chatham, ’>’ass.). 
6 A dozen or more flocks (Chatham, Mass. ) 
A few in company with the much more numerous Least 
Sandpipers. (Chatham, Mass. 
