262 BULLETIN 14:6, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



DISTRIBUTION 



Bange.—Southern United States, the West Indies, Central and 

 South America. 



Breeding range. — The Wilson plover breeds north to probably 

 Lower California (La Paz) ; Texas (Brownsville, Corpus Christi, 

 probably Rockport, probably Matagorda Island, Houston, and Gal- 

 veston) ; Louisiana (probably Cameron Parish and the Breton 

 Island Reservation) ; Mississippi (Dog Key) ; probably Alabama 

 (Bayou Labatre and Dauphin Island) ; western Florida (Milton and 

 probably James Island) ; and formerly New Jersey (Beach Haven). 

 East to formerly New Jersey (Beach Haven, probably Great Egg 

 Harbor, and Cape May) ; Virginia (Cobb Island and Cape Charles) ; 

 North Carolina (Pea Island, Beaufort, and Cape Fear) ; South Caro- 

 lina (Bulls Bay, Sullivan Island, and Frogmore) ; Georgia (Tybee 

 Island, Ossabaw Island, and Blackbeard Island) : the east coast of 

 Florida (Fernandina, Amelia Island. Matanzas Inlet, Mosquito 

 Inlet, and Coronado Beach) ; the Bahama Islands (New Providence, 

 Rum Cay, and Inagua Island) ; and probably Porto Rico. South to 

 probably Porto Rico; probably Jamaica (Great Salt Pond and Port 

 Henderson) ; probably Cuba (Trinidad) ; and British Honduras 

 (Grassy Cay). West to British Honduras (Grassy Cay); Gulf of 

 California; and probably Lower California (La Paz). 



The status of the species in the southern part of its summer range 

 has not yet been definitely settled, and some alleged races have been 

 described, whose breeding ranges are undoubtedly included in the 

 summary given above. 



Winter range. — The species has been detected in winter nortli in 

 Lower California (San Jose Island) ; Sonora (Guaymas) ; Texas 

 (probably rarely Brownsville and Matagorda County) ; probably 

 Louisiana (Vermillion Bay) ; Mississippi (Hancock County) ; and 

 Florida (mouth of the St. Johns River). East to Florida (mouth of 

 the St. Johns River, St. Augustine, New Smyrna, and Key West) ; 

 the Bahama Islands (Andros Islands and Watling Island) ; probably 

 Santo Domingo (Samana) ; probably Porto Rico (Culebra Island 

 and Vieques Island) ; the Lesser Antilles (Anegada) ; French Guiana 

 (Cayenne and Rio Oyapok) ; and Brazil (Cajetuba, Bahia, and 

 Camamu). South to Brazil (Camamu) ; and Peru (Tumbez). West 

 to Peru (Tumbez) ; Ecuador (Puna Island) ; Colombia (Cartagena 

 and Sabanilla) ; Honduras (Swan Islands) ; Guatemala (Chiapam) ; 

 and Lower California (La Paz and San Jose Island). 



Spring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are Georgia, 

 Cumberland, March 18, and Darien, March 19; South Carolina, Bulls 



