. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 403. Purple Sandpiper. November 7, 1871, which he states is preserved in the collection of Ur. J. W. Velie. Mr. Frank M. Woodruff writes: "I have a specimen of this bird taken at South Chicago, in June, 1895. This with Dr. J. W. Velie's specimen taken November 7, 1891 (sic), are the only records I can find of the Purple Sandpiper in Cook ; (The Auk, Vol. XIII, 1896, p. 180.) Kumlien and HoUister (Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 45 ) state: "In the collection of the Oshkos
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 403. Purple Sandpiper. November 7, 1871, which he states is preserved in the collection of Ur. J. W. Velie. Mr. Frank M. Woodruff writes: "I have a specimen of this bird taken at South Chicago, in June, 1895. This with Dr. J. W. Velie's specimen taken November 7, 1891 (sic), are the only records I can find of the Purple Sandpiper in Cook ; (The Auk, Vol. XIII, 1896, p. 180.) Kumlien and HoUister (Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 45 ) state: "In the collection of the Oshkosh Normal School is a specimen which is said to have been taken at Bay View (Door County), in May, ; Dr. Hoy gives it in his list of Wisconsin birds (1853) as "greatly abundant from 15th of April to 20th of ; This would seem very unlikely. Genus PISOBIA Billberg. 114. Pisobi-a maculata (Vieill.). Pectoral Sandpiper. Tringa maculata Vieill., A. 0. U. Check List, 1895, p. 88. Local names: Grass-snipe. Grass Bird. Distr.: The whole of North America, breeding in the Arctic regions; south in^winter to West Indies and South America. Adult in summer: Head and upper parts, dark brown, the feathers edged with tawny; throat and belly, white; breast, pale brown, the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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