Long: Kansas Birds 140. Limnodromus griseus griseus (Gmelin). Eastern Dowitcher. Very rare migrant. The only known Kansas specimen was taken on April 26, 1919, near Lucas, Russell county. 141. Limnodromus griseus scolopaceus (Say). Long-billed Dowitcher. Occasional migrant. There are a number of specimens from localities in the eastern part of the state. 142. Micropalama himantopus (Bonaparte). Stilt Sandpiper. Locally common migrant. 143. Ereunetes pusillus (Linnaeus). Semipalmated Sandpiper. Common migrant throughout the state. 144. Ereunetes maurii Cabanis. Western Sandpiper. Common, but rather local, migrant. 145. Tryngites subruficollis (Vieillot). Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Occasional migrant. About six specimens are known. 146. Limosa fedoa (Linnaeus). Marbled Godwit. Very rare migrant. Three specimens, taken in Shawnee county and at Neosho Falls, are known. 147. Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus). Hudsonian Godwit. Formerly a common migrant; now rare. Most of the existing specimens are from the eastern part of the state. 148. Crocethia alba (Pallas). Sanderling. Very rare migrant. There are only three records from Kansas as follows: Lawrence, October 7, 1874; Douglas county, October, 1881; Little Salt Marsh, Stafford county, July 18, 1925. 149. Recurvirostra americana Gmelin. Avocet. Formerly a fairly common straggler; now rare. Has been reported a summer resident in southwestern Kansas, but there are no nesting records. 150. Himantopus mexicanus (Müller). Black-necked Stilt. Rare migrant, except locally, in southern Kansas. 151. Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus). Red Phalarope. Casual migrant. There are two records, one from Lake View, Douglas county, November 5, 1905, and the other near Ottawa, Franklin county, on October 25, 1926. 152. Steganopus tricolor Vieillot. Wilson's Phalarope. Formerly a rare summer resident; now a common, but irregular migrant. 153. Lobipes lobatus (Linnaeus). Northern Phalarope. Specimens have been taken in Wallace and Greenwood counties. Observers reported it from Salina, Blue Rapids and Wichita. 154. Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus). Parasitic Jaeger. Accidental. A male in the Kansas University collection was taken on the Kansas river, Douglas county, on October 10, 1898. 155. Larus argentatus smithsonianus Coues. Herring Gull. Occasional migrant. Specimens have been taken in Douglas and Leavenworth counties. 156. Larus californicus Lawrence. California Gull. Accidental. A single specimen was taken by Goss on the Arkansas river, in Reno county, October 20, 1880. 157. Larus delawarensis Ord. Ring-billed Gull. Occasional migrant, common locally. 158. Larus pipixcan Wagler. Franklin's Gull. Common migrant, locally, throughout the state. Most common on the high plains west of the Flint Hills. 159. Larus philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte's Gull. Occasional migrant. Several specimens have been taken at Yates Center, Burlington, Doniphan county and Douglas county.