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Common in the spring and autumn migration along the coast of Island and Mainland. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
EREUNETES Illiger.
109. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.
_Ereunetes pusillus_ (Linn.).
Not uncommon in migration along the Coast. Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
(_Brooks_.) Common at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
110. WESTERN SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.
_Ereunetes pusillus occidenlcdis_ (Lawr.).
Abundant in the fall along the Coast. I also found it very common at Clayoquot, May, 1894, and have taken it near Victoria in July. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
CALIDRIS Cuvier.
111. SANDERLING.
_Calidris arenaria_ (Linn.).
Not common; several have been taken near Victoria by A. H. Maynard.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Fairly common at Metlakatla.
(_Rev J. H. Keen_.)
LIMOSA Brisson.
112. MARBLED G.o.dWIT.
_Limosa fedoa_ (Linn.).
The whole of British Columbia; breeds chiefly east of Cascades.
(_Fannin_.) Port Simpson. (_W. B. Anderson_.)
TOTa.n.u.s Bechstein.
113. GREATER YELLOW-LEGS.
_Tota.n.u.s melanoleucus_ (Gmel.).
Common along the coast in winter; have taken it at Clayoquot in May.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. I found it breeding around the lakes at Clinton, May, 1891. (_Fannin_.)
114. LESSER YELLOW-LEGS.
_Tota.n.u.s flavipes_ (Gmel.).
Tolerably common through the Province; winters on the coast. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
HELODROMAS Kaup.
115. SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
_Helodromas solitarius_ (Wils.).
Found throughout the Province. Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
(_Brooks_).
116. WESTERN SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
_Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus_ (Brewster).
Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (_Brooks_).
SYMPHEMIA Rafinesque.
117. WESTERN WILLET.
_Symphemia semipalmata inornata_ (Brewster).
One specimen shot at Clover Point, near Victoria, August 18th, 1898, by Mr. J. Henley.
HETERACt.i.tIS Stejneger.
118. WANDERING TATLER.
_Heteract.i.tis inca.n.u.s_ (Gmel.).
Tolerably common along the coast of Island and Mainland. I took it at Clayoquot, May, 1894, and at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, August 5th, 1895.
BARTRAMIA Lesson.
119. BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER.
_Bartramia longicauda_ (Bechst.).
One specimen shot at Comox, August 20th, 1895, by W. B. Anderson.
Another was taken at l50-Mile House, Cariboo Road, May 16th, 1901, by A. C. Brooks.
TRYNGITES Cabanis.
120. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER.
_Tryngites subruficollis_ (Vieill.).
Not common. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
ACt.i.tIS Illiger.
