22 1894. would swoop down on me, nearly Touching my hat and once or twice I thought they did so. They were continually uttering their cries. One or two of these are surprisingly like a note of the Brewer's Blackbird. They also have a cry that is more shrill that is unlike anything that the blackbird utters. July-27. A Wm. Semipalmated Sandpiper Shot Today. These are the first I have identified as belonging to this species. I have heretofore called them Least Sandpiper but those shot today have the semipalmation of the first mentioned species. They were feeding on low sandy bank of river near its mouth. One specimen shows a very long bill- about 1.10 while most specimens measure about .90. This variation is common and ranges from .50 to 1.25. Other parts do not vary in the same way as the tarsus of the large bird was only of average size. The body of the long-billed specimen is however larger