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 10 THE CONDOR Vol. XI ber 1, 1911. As a rule these birds were less wary than any of the other large waders, often showing a considerable degree of curiosity. Heteraetitis incanus. Wandering Tattler. Rare fall migrant. Seen September 5 and 15, 1911, and a male collected September 14, 1910. These birds were all very wild. Their rarity here is doubtless due to the absence of suitable feeding grounds. Aetitis macularius. Spotted Sandpiper. Very rare in spring, and never really common in fall. Fall: July 18 to September 17, 1910. On the latter date twelve birds were seen. About equally distributed on the mud fiats and the more rocky portions of the ocean beach. Numenius americanus. Long-billed Curlew. Regular spring and fall migrant, but never common. Spring: May 2, 1911. Fall: August 25, 1911, to October 15, 1910. The August bird remained in the same locality for several weeks, no others being seen there. He seemed to greatly prefer the company of the Western Wil- lets to that of the very numerous HudsonJan Curlews, but was most often found feeding alone in the marsh. He was much more wary than either of the above Fig. 4. NORTHERN PHALAROPES NEAR SANTA BARBARA named species. As an illustration of how much the migration of this species is prolonged, it may be of interest to state that in central Washington Mr. Bowles found young out of the nest by the 12th of May. Numenius huds0nicus. Hudsonian Curlew. Very abundant spring and fall migrant. Sprin: March 2, 1910, to June 2, 1911. Fall: August 2, 1911, toOctober 15, 1910. These birds undoubtedly occur here in fall earlier and later than the above dates, but lack of time has prevented any personal records. In fact, large flocks were said to be present some two weeks before our August date. Upon their arrival from the north they were very wary, but gradually became less so, as was the case with several other species. Squatar01a squatar01a. Black-bellied Plover. Regular migrant in spring and fall, but irregular as to numbers. A few probably winter. Spring: May 2, 1911. Fall: August 29 to November 25, 1911. This species was very common along a certain stretch of beach this fall, and on September 5 a flock of well over a hundred