86. Ardea herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron.—Occasionally observed.
87. Charadrius dominicus, Müll. Golden Plover.—Uncommon after March 9, which was the date of its arrival.
88. Oxyechus vociferus (Linn.) Reich. Killdeer.—Abundant resident.
89. Podasocys montanus (Towns.) Coues. Mountain Plover.—Occurs uncommonly in the migrations. A flock of about twenty individuals encountered on Jan. 2; two specimens taken on March 15; and a flock of a dozen or more seen on March 17. They were very tame, but, from some peculiar constitutional trait, difficult to kill. This Plover was not procured in southern Texas by Mr. Sennett nor by Dr. Merrill. It was, however, met with by Mr. Dresser,[[25]] and two specimens obtained in the State by other collectors are catalogued in the ninth volume of Pacific Railroad Reports.
90. Gallinago media wilsoni (Temm.) Ridg. Wilson’s Snipe.—In the course of the winter I met with perhaps a dozen individuals, at one particular spot in the bed of the creek, where a little grass afforded partial cover. Specimens which I shot are exactly similar to eastern examples in plumage, but when freshly killed all agreed in having pale, flesh-colored legs and feet—those of the female being tinged with greenish-yellow. So far as my own experience goes, this is a peculiarity never seen in eastern Snipe, in which the legs and feet are olivaceous.
91. Actodromas maculata (Vieill.) Coues. Grass-bird.—One specimen, March 21.
92. Actodromas bairdi, Coues. Baird’s Sandpiper.—One specimen, March 16. A Sandpiper seen on Feb. 18, and two small flocks seen in March were also probably of this species.
93. Totanus melanoleucus (Gm.) Vieill. Great Yellow-legs.—One seen, Jan. 1; three others observed in the last week of March.
94. Rhyacophilus solitarius (Wils.) Cass. Solitary Sandpiper.—One specimen, March 25.
95. Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.) Bp. Upland Plover.—First seen on March 22, and but few noted subsequently.