210 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



On June i8th, a nest containing three eggs was discovered on a 

 long point extending into Deep lake, near Indian Head, Sask. It 

 was in a shallow hole in sand behind a large stone, and no grass or 

 weeds within twenty feet of it. (Spreadborough.) Breeding abund- 

 antly on gravelly beaches at Big Stick lake, Sask., June, 1906. 

 (A. C. Bent.) Mr. W. Saunders in The Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. XVI, 

 p. 25, gives a detailed account of the breeding habits of this bird on 

 Sable island, N.S. 



278. Snowy Plover. 



.^gialitis nivosa Cass. 1858. 



A casual straggler from the western United States. A specimen 

 of this bird was shot at Toronto, Ont., in May, 1880, by Mr. J. 

 Froman of that city, and identified by Mr. Ernest T. Seton. See 

 Mcllwraith's Birds of Ontario, page 166. There is a specimen 

 in Mr. J. H. Ames' collection taken at Toronto, July 6th, 1897. 

 (/.//. Fleming.) 



279. Mongolian Plover. 



Mgialitis mongola (Pall.) Swinh. 1870. 



This handsome addition to the plovers of North America was 

 made by the captain of the ship Plover, during his visit to Kotze- 

 bue sound, in the summer of 1849, when he secured two specimens 

 upon Chloris peninsula. It is a common summer resident on the 

 Commander islands where it was found breeding by Stejneger. 

 (Nelson.) 



Breeding Notes. — Nests of this bird were found by Stejneger 

 early in June. A nest was found on June 4th and contained three 

 eggs. It was in a hollow between the stems of four specimens of 

 Angelica archangelica and lined with dry fragments of leaves and 

 stems of the same plant. 



CXX. OCHTHODROMUS Reichenbach 1852. 



280. Wilson Plover. 



Ochthodromus wilsonius (Ord) Reich. 1852. 



Casual north to Nova Scotia. {A. 0. U. List.) The authenticity 

 of the records for Nova Scotia is very doubtful. 



