. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . of Semipalmated Sand-piper (C. W. Townsend). Season. — Rather rare fall migrant; late July to early October. Range. — North and South America. Breeds along Arctic coast from PointBarrow to northern Keewatin; winters in Chile, Argen
. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . of Semipalmated Sand-piper (C. W. Townsend). Season. — Rather rare fall migrant; late July to early October. Range. — North and South America. Breeds along Arctic coast from PointBarrow to northern Keewatin; winters in Chile, Argentina and Pata-gonia; occurs regularly in migration from Rocky Mountains to Missis-sippi River, and in Central America and northern South America, andirregularly in autumn on Pacific coast from Alaska to Lower California,and on Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to New Jersey; casual in sum-mer in Guerrero, Mex.; accidental in England and South Africa. History. This bird is considered rather rare in New England butmay be more common than it is gen-erally believed to be. On our coastsit is mistaken often for the PectoralSandpiper, which it resembles, or islumped with it under the name of Grass-bird. Jillson found this species abundant in Essex County, Mass., ^^^ ^°-^-^ in 1852. It is not very rare in some parts of New 278 GAME BIRDS. WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. LEAST SANDPIPER {Pisobia minutilla).Common or local names: Peep; Mud-peep.
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