134 
1870. 
Aug, 24, 
1872. 
Aug. 15, 
Steganopus wilsoni. 
Rye Beach, New Hampshire. 
Saw vhiat I took to be at the time, a Hyperborean 
Bhalarope , but v/hich I now believe vias a Wilson’s Phala- 
rope, on the Eel Pond. It vras very tame allov/ing me 
to approach v^ithin a fevr yards as it alternately vmded and 
swan about in the shallow water near the shore. It was 
about sunset, and I had no gun v;ith me. 
Shot a single bird, ai. adult, I think, in gray win¬ 
ter plumage (the specimen is in my collection). It 
came to the decoys with a large flock of “Peeps” flying 
Very swiftly like a Sandpiper. My attention was par¬ 
ticularly attracted to it by its short, harsh cry which 
sounded to my ear not unlike the scaipe of Gallinago 
vfilsoni. 
