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Show 16, a fine specimen was brought me by Mr. J. A. Hasson, who shot ft on some salt- ponds near Los Angeles, where he stated he saw many others. The bird was in worn breeding- dress, and I am inclined to judge that many find here their summer- home. According to Dr. Cooper, it abounds at Shoal water Bay, Washington Territory, though he thinks all pass north to breed. The Willet ( Totanus semipalmatus) also occurs abundantly on the coast. No. Y3 Sex. Ad. Locality. Date. Jane 16 Collector. H. W. Henahaw. 158. Totanus melanohucus, ( Gmel.).- 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. 160. Heteoscelue incanus. ( Gm.).- Wandering Tattler. The Wandering Tattler, as this bird is aptly named, possesses a very extreme distribution, 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, however, 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 considerable 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 considerable 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 decnrved, the tips pointed downward. Their voices are, however, wholly different, and the notes are very loud and harsh when compared with the smooth whittle of the other species. I found them usually solitary and quite watchful and full of distrust, though I found myself once 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. 6 Sex. 9 ad. Locality. Date. Jane A Collector. S. W. Henshaw... Wing. 6.70 Tail. 3.13 Bill. 1.54 Tanas. 1.37 161. 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 Heermann to be common in the San Francisco market. TANTAUD. fi.- IBISES. 162. Ibis thalassinus, Ridgw.- Glossy Ibis. • This Ibis is probably a summer resident in suitable localities throughout the interior of the State. It wns a common bird at Ktra Lake in August; flockn uf cotisi Jor-ttblo size bailie seen there. |