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CHARADRIUS DOMINICUS 



363. Charadrius dominicus dominicus Miill. — THE AMERI- 

 CAN GOLDEN PLOVER. 



Charadrius dominicus P. L. S. Miiller, Xatursystem, Suppl., p. IIG 

 (1770 — Santo Domingo. Ex BrLsson). 



Charadrius dominicus P.L.S. Miiller, Saunders, p. 549 (part) ; C. ftdviis 

 Yarrell, iii, p. 27(i (in text). 



DiSTRiBUT'ON. — British Isles. — Three or four. [Leadenhall Market, 

 autumn 1882.] Near Perth Aug. 3, 1883* (J. G. Hillais, ZooL, 1886, 

 p. 26). Behnullet (Mavo) Sept. 13, 1894 (E. Williams, Irish Nat., 

 1894, p. 224 ; Saunders!! p. 549). Shell Haven Point (Essex) Aug. 6, 

 1896* (H. Xunn, Zool, 1897, p. 330). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in arctic north America, winters 

 in Brazil and Argentina, passing down Atlantic Ocean, returning 

 through Mississippi vallej', and occurring, on migration, in Green- 

 land and Bermudas, once on Heligoland, 1847. Replaced in north- 

 east Asia by C. d. julvus. 



364. Charadrius dominicus fulvus Gm. — THE ASIATIC 



GOLDEN PLOVER. 



Charadrius fulvus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, p. 687 (1789 — Tahiti). 

 Charadrius dominicus P. L. Miiller, Saunders, p. 549 (part). 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — Two or three. [Leadenhall Market 

 Dec, 1874, said from Norfolk.] Loch Stenness (Orknevs) Nov., 

 1887 (J. G. Millais, Field, 10.xii.l887 ; Saunders, p. 549).*^ Epsom 

 Race-course (Surrej^) Nov. 12, 1870 (J. A. Bucknill, Birds Surrey, 

 p. 283). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in eastern arctic Asia and Alaska, 

 winters in Pacific Ocean, south to New Zealand. Has occurred as 

 vagrant in Poland, on Heligoland (three), Malta (two), in south Spain 

 and (according to Loche) in Algeria (one). Replaced by C. dominicus 

 dominicus in America. 



SQUATAROLA SQUATAROLA 



365. Squatarola squatarola (L.)— THE GREY PLOVER. 



Tringa Squatarola Linnaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 149 (1758 — Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Squatarola helvetica (LinnaeiLs), Yarrell, in, p. 278 ; Saunders, p. 551. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Winter-visitor and passage-migrant 

 (end July- Aug., but chiefly Oct. to April -May and a few throughout 

 summer). Generally distributed (usually small parties) east and 



* Apparently C. d. dominicus, but possibly C. d. fulvus. 



