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LIST OF SPECIES. 
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543. Tringoides macularius , (Linn.) Gray. Spotted Sandpiper. Entire temperate 
North America ; Oregon. Accidental in Europe. 735 
544. PMlomachus pugnax , (Linn.) Gray. Luff. Northern Europe and Asia. Acci¬ 
dental on Long Island... 737 
545. Actiturus hartramius, (Wils.) Bon. Field Plover. Eastern North America; 
South America. Europe. 737 
54G. Tryngites rufescens , (Vieillot,) Cab. Buff-breasted Sandpiper. All of North 
America ; South America; Europe. 739 
547. Limosa fedoci, (Linn.) Ord. Entire temperate regions of North America. South 
America.. 740 
548. Limosa hudsonica, (Lath.) Sw. Northern and eastern North America; New 
Jersey. 741 
549. Numenius (Numenius) longirostris, Wilson. Long-billed Curlew. The entire tem¬ 
perate regions of North America. Perhaps two or more species 
included. 743 
550. Numenius (Pliaeopus) hudsonicus, Latham. Hudsonian Curlew. Atlantic and 
Pacific coasts of North America. California. 744 
551. Numenius {Pliaeopus) borealis, (Forst.) Latham. Esquimaux Curlew. Eastern and 
northern North America. 744 
552. Radius elegans, Aud. Marsh Hen. Middle and Southern States on the Atlantic 
Ocean; California. 746 
553. Rallus crepitans , Gm. Clapper Rail. Middle and southern coast of the States on 
the Atlantic Ocean ; South America. 747 
554. Rallus virginianus , Linn. Virginia Rail. The entire temperate regions of North 
America ; New Mexico, California, Oregon. 748 
555. Porzana (Porzana) Carolina , Vieill. Common Rail. Entire temperate regions of 
North America... 749 
556. Porzana (Creciscus) jamaicensis, (Gm.) Little Black Rail. Middle and Southern 
States on the Atlantic Ocean. 749 
557. Porzana (Coturnicops) noveboracensis , (Gm.) Yellow Rail. Eastern North 
America.°. 750 
558. Crex pratensis , Bechst. Corn-crake. Europe ; Greenland. Accidental on the At¬ 
lantic coast of the United States. 751 
559. Fulica americana, Gmelin. Coot. Entire temperate regions of North America- • 751 
560. Gallinula (Gallinula) galeata, (Licht.) Bon. Florida Gallinule. Southern coun¬ 
tries of North America ; accidental in Middle and Northern 
States. 752 
561. Gallimda (Porphyrula) martinica, (Linn.) Lath. Purple Gallinule. Southern 
States of North America, Louisiana, Florida. Accidental in the 
middle and northern United States. 753 
561. Cygnus americanus , Sharpless. American Swan. Continent of North America - • • 758 
562. Cygnus buccinator, Rich. Trumpeter Swan. Western America, from the Missis¬ 
sippi valley to the Pacific. 758 
563. Anser (Chen) hyperboreus, Pallas. Snow Goose. Whole of North America. Per¬ 
haps a second species, (A. aTbatus) . 760 
