A.VES. 87 



LIMICOLAE. 



CHARADRIIDAE. 



N. II. — Rare migranl and accidental winter resident (1888-89); 

 formerly rare summer resident. 



Vt. — Rare migrant and summer resident (Lake Champlain). 



Mass. — Rare migranl and summer resident; accidental winter 

 residenl (1888-89). Mar. 1-Dec. 15 (winter). Kws, May 30. 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident; acci- 

 dental winter resident in 1888-89. Mar.- Dee. (winter). Eggs, 

 May 10-.5 1. 



Coxnv- Hare migrant and summer resident, formerly more 

 plentiful. (Feb. 24) late Mar-May; summer. Eggs, June 6. 



166. Aegialitis semipalmata (Bonaparte) Bonaparte. 

 Semipalmated plover; Little ring-neck; Ring-neck. 



Charadrius semipalmatus Bonap., Journ. acad. nat. sci. Phila., 

 L825, vol. 5, p. 98. Based on Wilson: "New Jersey.' 1 Audubon, 

 Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 5, p. 218, pi. 320. 



Sandy beaches and salt-marsh flats; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Common migrant; mainly coastwise. May-(June 22); 

 July 29-Scpt. 



X. H. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. 



Vt. — Hare migrant. 



Mass. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. Late April-June 

 14 (June 26); -Inly 12 Oct. 28. 



R.I. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. April 19-May 15; 

 July 6 Sept. 2.I. 



Coxn. — Common migrant, mainly coastwise. May 17-June; 

 July-Sept. 



167. Aegialitis meloda (Orel) Bonaparte. 



Piping plover; Clam-bird; Mourning-bird; Pale ring-neck; 

 Ring-neck. 



Charadrius melodus Ord, Wilson's Amer. ornith., L824, vol. 7, 



