Actodromas fuscicollis Fringa bonaparte. Found a flock of nine near the mouth of Cambridge River & killed every bird. They were marvellously tame. We paddled the boat within ten feet of them as they sat huddled together on a muddy flat. They show the white rump conspicuously when flying. On the ground they look very gray. Their movements are slow & sedate. They walk in a crouching posture. Note zip - zip when flying. They also had a low twitter when Lacolle Umbagog, Maine. Oct. 26, 1883 L. Umbagog, Maine. Fringa bonaparte Oct. 14 4 shot 23 2 seen Fringa bonaparte Oct. 17 4 (2nd) 1885 Fringa bonaparte 29 3 shot Sept. 1887. Sept 29 ♀ od / 4042 - Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. Fringa fuscicollis Sept. 30 1 shot morning with flock of Z maculata Oct. 2 @ with Dunlin 3⓬ 4④ 8' 11" at Outlet. This Sandpiper is lively and animated in its movements when feeding in the aspect, resembling the Least Sandpiper somewhat and differing from the Solitary, showing peculiar habits which it usually associates here. It is one of the largest of the Fringilla. Its call is wholly unlike that of any other Sandpiper, a faster chirping. Its flight is swift and erratic. Mine Notes. s fuscicollis (Vieill.) Ridgw. BONAPARTE'S SANDPIPER.—given as a resident of our State in Hamlin's, Verrill's or but is still a not uncommon autumnal migrant along are seldom met with in the interior, and the only records away from the coast, so far as I can learn, are here given. own furnishes me the first record from his notes as follows: During the past two weeks our party has taken only of this bird at Lake Umbagog. One was shot about Oct. ers upon Oct. 14." On October 23, 1881, I came upon a small pool near this city (Bangor), and obtained three N. A. Eddy afterwards took one at the same place.—HARRY gor, Maine. Bull. N. O. O. 7, July, 1882, p. 191.