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[[preprinted]] 132 [[/preprinted]] 279. Actitis macularia 280 Tringa minutilla 281. Lophodytes cucullatus [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 133 [[/preprinted]] 279. Actitis macularia. A. Wetmore, Millpond, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown. maxilla dusky, tip of bill black. base of mandible yellowish Length 7 1/2 wing 4 tail 1 13/16 [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents insects. 280. Tringa minutilla. A. Wetmore, Millpond, North Freedom, Wis, iris brown, bill black. tarsus brownish. Length 5 3/4 wing 3 5/8 tail 1 1/2 [[female symbol]] im. stomach contents insects. 281. Lophodytes cucullatus. A. Wetmore. Blatchley's Bridge, North Freedom, Wis, iris drab brown. maxilla dusky, mandible reddish yellow. tarsus dull drab black. Length 16, wing 7 1/4 tail 3 1/4 [[female symbol]] [[strikethrough]] ad. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[im]] stomach contents fish bones and fragments of the meat. This morning I went out to the Millpond. along the shore I shot two Spotted Sandpipers an old one and a young one. I did not know what the young one was as I had never handled one before. It was only winged and swam out into the water. Every time I reached for it, it dove and I finally had to shoot it again. Farther on were a number of Solitary Sandpipers on a mud bank and I shot two. They were quite tame. They looked quite large on the wing and did not tip as often as the Spotted. Afterwards I got a boat and found a number of them scattered around. I was much surprised to see them this early. I also saw six or seven Least Sandpipers. They were running around with the others but always kept by themselves when they flew. They gave a harsh