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57. TJEgialitis semipalmata Bonap. Ken ii pal mated Plover. 



58. I-Egialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. Belted Piping Plover. 



One or both of these species are alluded to by Mr. Miles as Ring- 

 neck Plovers, with a call note "Pee, Pee," which remain "a few 

 days in spring and fall," in company with another species without 

 the ring. The latter was probably a Sandpiper, Erewietes. 



Order GALLING. 



Genus COLINUS Lesson. 



59. Colinus virginianus (L.). Bob White. 



In no part of the United States have I seen our eastern Quail so 

 abundant as it was in West and Middle Tennessee. It was also 

 numerous in the mountains, a pair being seen on Roan Mountain 

 just below the fir belt at a height of nearly 5,000 feet. 



Genus BONASA Stephens. 



60. Bonasa umbellus (L. ). Ruffed Grouse. 



Seen at Sawyer's Springs, Harriman, Allardt, Johnson City and 

 Roan Mountain. In my experience I would say this bird was rare 

 in all localities. Fox says ''rather common in the mountains" of 

 Roan Co. Langdon saw one on Mt. Nebo. Lookout Mountain; Fox 



Genus MELEAGRIS Linnaeus. 



61. Meleagris gallopavo L. Wild Turkey. 



The Turkey exists in considerable numbers in secluded parts of 

 the Cumberland plateau and the Great Smoky Range. It was 

 reported to me at Sawyer's Springs, Allardt, and Roan Mountain, 

 but I did not see any. Roan Co., Fox. Chilhowee Mts., Langdon. 



Mr. Miles informs me that in Haywood County it is a rather 

 scarce bird but in the last few years it seems to be "on the 

 increase." Continuing, he writes: "In 1891 saw a drove number- 

 ing at least forty, this in February, and know of at least ten broods 

 now ... in the county. Last year there were killed about forty 

 that I saw or heard of." 



Genus ECTOPISTES Swainson. 



62. Eotopistes migratorius (L.). Passenger Pigeon 



The general verdict of Tennesseeans regarding this bird is in line 

 with that of other parts of the country. They are rarely seen, some 

 dating the last occurrence of the species in Tennessee back nine years. 



