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60. W it it E-RU m p Ed Sandpiper ( Tringa fiiscicollis) . 
A migrant spring and fall. 
61. Baird’s Sandpiper ( Tringa bairdii). 
Sometimes a common migrant found along the sandy 
shores of lakes, often in company with the next species. 
62. Least Sandpiper (Tringa ininutilla). 
A common bird spring and fall along the shores of lakes 
and streams. Breeds far north. 
63. Red-backed Sandpiper ( Tringa alpina pacifica). 
Occasionally found during migration in similar situations 
as the last two and the next species. 
64. Semi-paemated Sandpiper (Breunctes pusillus). 
Associates with the Least Sandpiper, which it closely re¬ 
sembles in most ways, but may be distinguished by the 
webbed base of its toes. 
65. Sanderring (Calidris arenaria). 
A coast-wise bird, occurring as a rare straggler if at all. 
Has been taken several times in Minnesota. 
66. MarbrEd Godwit (Birnosa fcdoa). 
Once an abundant and conspicuous summer resident over 
all the prairie regions of Minnesota, but now so reduced 
in numbers as to be almost uncommon. 
67. Hudsonian Godwit ( Limosa hccniastica). 
May occasionally be encountered as a migrant. 
68. Greater Yerrow-regs (Totanus mclanoleucas ). 
69. Lesser Yerrow-regs (Totanus dazipcs ). 
Both these long-legged snipe are common and early mi¬ 
grants and their loud “Tell-tale” cries are well known 
sounds about mud flats and marshy lake-sides. A few are 
to be found during the summer months, but they breed 
almost entirely in the far north. 
70. Soritary Sandpiper (Helodromas solitarius). 
A common migrant found chiefly about ponds and streams 
in wooded regions. A few pass the summer and probably 
nest in such localities. The nest is a rarity and there is 
reason to believe that the eggs are deposited in the deserted 
arboreal nests of other birds. 
71. Western WirrET (Symphemia scmipalmata inornata). 
Once a common summer bird of our prairies, now greatly 
reduced in numbers. 
