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274. iEgialitis semipalmata Bonap. 

 Semipalmated Plover. 

 Migratory ; very rare. Bond has taken and mounted two 

 specimens at Cheyenne. There are no other records pertaining 

 to Wyoming. 



277 a. iEgialitis meloda circumcincta Ridgw. 

 Belted Piping Plover. 

 Migratory ; very rare. Bond has a single specimen in his 

 collection that was taken at Cheyenne May 30, 1892. 



278. iEgialitis nivosa Cass. 

 Snowy Plover. 

 Migratory ; very rare. Thus far but a single specimen of 

 this species has been taken in Wyoming, by Bond of Cheyenne. 

 There is no reason why these birds should not be found each 

 year during migration. 



281. iEgialitis montana (Towns.). 

 Mountain Plover. 

 Summer resident and abundant on the higher plateaus. 

 They usually breed in great numbers at elevations varying from 

 5,000 to 8,000 feet. They occur west of the front range of the 

 Rocky Mountains in vast numbers and I have seen them near 

 the western border of Wyoming and also quite abundant near 

 the Montana line. Records are numerous. Wood took this 

 species at Pole Creek, 1857; Drexel reports them as not rare 

 at Fort Bridger, 1858 ; McCarthy took 3 specimens on the 

 Sweetwater river in 1859 ; Allen reported them from the plains 

 of Wyoming, 1871 ; Williston found them common at Lake 

 Como ; Carey took specimens at Newcastle, 1899 ; Bond reports 

 them common at Chevenne. 



