272 
157. Limosa fedoa, (Linn.).—Great Marbled God wit. 
The Godwit appears in large flocks on the Californiau coast in spring and fall. June 
If), a fine specimen was brought me by Mr. J. A. Hasson, who shot it on some salt-ponds 
near Los Angeles, where he stated he saw many others. The bird was in worn breed¬ 
ing-dress, and I am inclined to judge that many And here their summer-home. Ac¬ 
cording to Dr. Cooper, it abounds at Shoalwater Bay, Washington Territory, though 
he thinks all pass north to breed. The Willet ( Totanus semipalmatm) also occurs 
abundantly on the coast. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
23 
Ad. 
Los Angeles, Cal. 
June 16 
II. TV. Hensliaw. 
158. Totanus melanoleucus, (Grnel.).—Greater Yellowlegs. 
Occurs numerously during the migrations both on the coast and in the interior. I 
am not aware that the Lesser Yellowlegs has actually been recorded from the Pacific 
coast. Its occurrence here is, however, extremely probable, as the range of the two 
species is almost exactly coincident. 
159. Tringoides macularius, (Linn.).—Spotted Sandpiper. 
An individual of this species seen now and then on the fresh-water streams of the 
interior. 
ICO. Heteoscelus incanus, (Gm.).—Wandering Tattler. 
The Wandering Tattler, as this bird is aptly named, possesses a very extreme distribu¬ 
tion, being found on the islands of the Pacific generally, and from Russian America to 
Australia. It has been found in Washington Territory by Dr. Cooper, where, how¬ 
ever, it was not common. Santa Cruz Island was the only place where I enjoyed the 
opportunity of seeing the bird, though it is found, as I learned from others, on 
the other islands also. Captain Forney, of the Coast Survey, who has paid consider¬ 
able attention to the birds of these islands, presented me with a specimen, one of quite 
a number he secured on San Miguel, where I should judge the bird must occur in con¬ 
siderable numbers. They appear not to be a bird of the sandy shores at all, but resort 
exclusively to the rocks covered with sea-weed, where they follow the tide as it ebbs 
and flows, running back and forth and picking up the minute worms and marine ani¬ 
mals, of which they find a great abundance. In motions, they simulate exactly the little 
Spotted Sandpiper, and have the same curious “ tip-up ” motion of the body, which 
they indulge in at moments of rest from feeding or when attentively looking about 
them. They fly, too, with the same deliberate wing-beats, the pinions being slightly 
decurved, the tips pointed downward. Their voices are, however, wholly different, 
and the notes are very loud and harsh when compared with the smooth whistle of the 
other species. I found them usually solitary and quite watchful and full of distrust, 
though I found myselironce or twice within a few feet of one of them, and was allowed 
a most excellent chance to watch their motions. This was June, and the species was 
unquestionably paired and breeding, though I obtained no hint of their method of 
nidification. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Bill. 
Tarsus. 
6 
? ad. 
Santa Cruz Island, Cal. 
June 4 
H. TV. Henshaw... 
6. 70 
3.13 
1. 54 
1.37 
1G1. Numenius longirostris, Wils.—Long-billed Curlew. 
This Curlew is numerous during the migrations. It was present in large flocks on 
the borders of Kern Lake in August. The Esquimaux Curlew (N. borealis ) is also said 
by Ileermann to be common in the San Francisco market. 
Tantalid^e.—Ibises. 
1G*2. Ibis thalassinus, Ridgw.—Glossy Ibis. 
This Ibis is probably a summer resident in suitable localities throughout the inte¬ 
rior of the State. It was a common bird at Kern Lake in August; flocks of consider¬ 
able size being seen there. 
