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ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF OUR BIRDS. 
204. Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.), Cass. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. 
Group I. Class c. 
Mr. Nelson, in his report, speaks of this species as a very abundant migrant. 
Dr. Hoy regarded it as rare in 1852. I have not met with it. 
205. Actodromas minutilla (V.), Coues. LEAST SANDPIPER. Group I. 
Class c. 
I have found this species a common migrant through Central Wisconsin, 
though Mr. Nelson speaks of it as less abundant than the last. He also speaks 
of its breeding near the Calumet river. 
Food: Of four stomachs examined, three contained ten insects; and one, a few 
seeds. 
Larvae, shellfish and insects on salt marshes (Wilson). Small shellfish crusta¬ 
ceans, and insects found in pools of water (Samuels). 
206. Actodromas Bairdi, Coues. BAIRD’S SANDPIPER. Group I. Class c. 
This species occurs as an uncommon migrant with other Sandpipers, but I 
have never taken it. 
207. Actodromas MACULATA (V.), Coues. PECTORAL SANDPIPER; JACK 
SNIPE. Group I. Class c. 
This is a common migrant, occurring along the rocky banks of streams and 
on marshes, sometimes in large flocks. 
Food: Of three specimens examined, two had eaten snails fPhysa); one, three 
aquatic larvae, and one; some vegetable matter. 
Various insects found in its haunts, particularly grasshoppers and crickets 
(Samuels). Beetles, larvae and common green Ulva latissima, as well as small 
seaweeds (Audubon). 
208. Actodromas Bonapartii (Schl.), Coues. WHITE-RUMPED SAND¬ 
PIPER. Group I. Class c. 
This is another of the rarer migrant Sandpipers with which I have not met. 
Food: Various small aquatic animals, aquatic larvae and insects. 
209. Arquatella maritima (Brunn.), Bd. PURPLE SANDPIPER. Group I, 
Class c. 
Dr. Hoy says of this species: “ Greatly abundant from 15th of April to 20th 
of May. Mr. Nelson, however, finds it a very rare visitant in Northeastern 
Illinois. I have not seen it. 
Small shellfish, shrimps and wonns (Audubon). 
210. Pelida alpina Americana (Cass.), Allen. AMERICAN DUNLIN. 
Group I. Class c. 
Mr. Nelson speaks of this species as a very abundant migrant which passes 
northward along the lake shore in flocks often containing hundreds of indi¬ 
viduals. Mr. Thure Kumlien has taken it on Lake Koshkonong, but it has not 
been my good fortune to meet with it. 
Food: Small worms and insects found in muddy flats (Wilson). Small marine 
animals (Samuels). 
