Bulletin - United States National Museum . Fig. 80.—Snipe. ceding families, which are pursued for sport or in the line of business,the Snipe has decreased in numbers with the trebling in population ofa great city. We have had Snipe shooting in the slashes north of1ST and west of Fourteenth street, now almost entirely built up. [608] 176. (—.) Macrorhamphus griseus (Gm.) Leach. Eed-breasted Snipe. (Not inthe original edition.). 96 AVIFAUNA COLUMBIANA. Ill our Remarks on the Jouy catalogue we spoke of this species asu certainly occurring, though at that time not yet detected. Mr. Rob-erts inform
Bulletin - United States National Museum . Fig. 80.—Snipe. ceding families, which are pursued for sport or in the line of business,the Snipe has decreased in numbers with the trebling in population ofa great city. We have had Snipe shooting in the slashes north of1ST and west of Fourteenth street, now almost entirely built up. [608] 176. (—.) Macrorhamphus griseus (Gm.) Leach. Eed-breasted Snipe. (Not inthe original edition.). 96 AVIFAUNA COLUMBIANA. Ill our Remarks on the Jouy catalogue we spoke of this species asu certainly occurring, though at that time not yet detected. Mr. Rob-erts informs us that he took a specimen in September, 1879. [009] Microjpalama himantopus may very possibly be occasionally found. I1??. (1~0.) Actodromas maculata ( rieill.) Coues. Pectoral Sandpiper ; GrassSnipe; Jack Snipe. A spring and autumn visitant, but rarely seen at the former used to be not uncommon from September 25 to November, singly orin flocks, in low, moist, grassy meadows, the boggy parts of the commonsin the northern part of the city, as well as in the marshes along therivers. We remember shooting it at some brick-kiln ponds which ex-isted for many years near the present site of Iowa Circle, where weshould as soon expect to see a Dodo now. [^16] 17 S. (171.) Actodromas minutilla (Vieill.) Coues. Least Sandpiper. A spring and autumn migrant. In spring, from May 1 to 15; in fall,from August 25 to October
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