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  • Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis

    Collector
    Elliott, H. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Female
    Place
    St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    7 Jul 1873
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 598
    USNM Number
    64267
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    Data Source
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  • Numenius americanus

    Collector
    Captain Bendire, C. E.
    Preparation
    Egg(s)
    Sex
    unknown
    Place
    Camp Harney, Harney, Oregon, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    10 May 1876
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    11 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    B21229
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis

    Collector
    Dall, William H.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Remarks
    unstuffed skin
    Sex
    unknown
    Stage
    Adult
    Place
    Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    21 Jun 1873
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    95580
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    Data Source
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  • Calidris pusilla

    Collector
    Palmer, William
    Preparation
    Alcoholic: Partial
    Remarks
    tongue.
    Sex
    unknown
    Place
    Washington, D. C., District of Columbia, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    Aug 1874
    Specimen Count
    4
    Notes
    Originally catalogued as 4 specimens; not given new numbers because they are a tongue and syrinx
    Record Last Modified
    9 Jun 2017
    USNM Number
    428372
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  • Calidris canutus canutus

    Collector
    Turner, L. M.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Place
    St. Michaels, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    30 May 1875
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    70247
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    Data Source
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  • Numenius americanus

    Collector
    Captain Bendire, C. E.
    Preparation
    Egg(s)
    Sex
    unknown
    Place
    Fort Lapwai, Camas Prairie, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    23 May 1871
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    11 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    B21224
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    Data Source
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  • Tringa solitaria

    Collector
    Collector Unknown
    Preparation
    Egg(s)
    Sex
    unknown
    Place
    Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    Jun 1875
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    11 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    B17259
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  • Calidris melanotos

    Collector
    Turner, S. S.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Place
    Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    19 Apr 1875
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 113
    USNM Number
    85476
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    Data Source
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  • Phalaropus lobatus

    Collector
    Henshaw, Henry W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Place
    Washoe Lake, Washoe, Nevada, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    30 May 1877
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 200
    USNM Number
    77511
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    Data Source
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis couesi

    Collector
    Nelson, E. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Juvenile
    Place
    St. Michael'S, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    15 Aug 1877
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 386
    USNM Number
    75802
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    Data Source
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis couesi

    Expedition
    U. S. Coast Survey
    Collector
    Dall, William H.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Female
    Place
    Kyska Harbor, Aleutian Islands, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    15 Jul 1873
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 218
    USNM Number
    65416
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    Data Source
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  • Phalaropus fulicarius

    Collector
    Elliott, H. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Place
    St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    18 Aug 1872
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 366
    USNM Number
    62440
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    Data Source
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis

    Collector
    Elliott, H. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Female
    Place
    St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    12 Jul 1872
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 343
    USNM Number
    62434
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis couesi

    Collector
    Nelson, E. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Place
    St. Michael'S, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    24 Aug 1877
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 427
    USNM Number
    75779
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis

    Collector
    Elliott, H. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    unknown
    Stage
    Juvenile
    Place
    St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    22 Jul 1873
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 679
    USNM Number
    64264
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  • Actitis macularia

    Collector
    Rice, E.
    Preparation
    Egg(s)
    Sex
    unknown
    Place
    Oakland Valley, Franklin, Iowa, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    14 Jun 1874
    Specimen Count
    4
    Record Last Modified
    11 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    B21289
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    Data Source
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  • Calidris alpina pacifica

    Collector
    Belding, Lyman
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    unknown
    Place
    Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    Dec 1879
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 539A
    USNM Number
    79166
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  • Limnodromus griseus griseus

    Collector
    Allen, C. S.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Female
    Place
    Bellport, Astoria ?, Suffolk, New York, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    7 Jun 1878
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 135
    Field Number : 524
    USNM Number
    76348
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    Data Source
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  • Gallinago gallinago delicata

    Collector
    Pearse, W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Male
    Place
    Sweet Water, California, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    20 Dec 1877
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    USNM Number
    74313
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    Data Source
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  • Calidris ptilocnemis couesi

    Collector
    Nelson, E. W.
    Preparation
    Skin: Whole
    Sex
    Female
    Stage
    Adult
    Place
    St. Michael'S, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, North America
    Collection Date
    21 Aug 1877
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Aug 2014
    Other Numbers
    Field Number : 414
    USNM Number
    75787
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    Data Source
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