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Aires, on June 29, 1920. At Zapala, Neuquen, on December 8, I 

 shot a juvenile specimen just able to fly from a family that was 

 runninf^: about in the closely cropped grass of a pasture near a tiny 

 stream. Two broods were recorded at Ingeniero White, Buenos 

 Aires, on December 13, while on December 15 and 16 several were 

 seen on the shore of Lake Epiquen, near Carhue. An adult male 

 was taken on the 15th. Between Montevideo and Carrasco, Uruguay, 

 a few were recorded on January 9 and 16, 1921, on sandy beaches 

 where they fed at the water line by thrusting the bill quickly in the 

 sand. One was noted at La Paloma, Uruguay, Januar}^ 23. Near 

 Guamini, Buenos Aires, they were fairly common on the muddy 

 shores of the Laguna del Monte from March 3 to 7, in company with 

 sandpipers. Two immature females were shot March 4. Half a 

 dozen were seen at Concon, Chile, April 25. 



The Falkland plover inhabits sandy beaches on the seashore or 

 the borders of open lagoons inland. In habits and appearance it 

 is similar to related species and like them frequently squats and hides 

 to avoid detection. The ordinary call is a sharp jnt fit. 



PLUVIALIS DOMINICUS DOMINICUS (Muller) 



Charadrius dominicus Mullee, Natursyst., Suppl., 1776, p. 116. (Santo 

 Domingo, West Indies.) 



Golden plover arrived at Kilometer 80, west of Puerto Pinasco, 

 Paraguay, on September 6, 1920, and continued in southward pas- 

 sage until September 25. The birds came to the open shores of 

 lagoons with other sandpipers, but were more often seen in flocks 

 of 30 or 40 scattered over open savannas where the grass was not 

 too long. At this season they were rather silent and were very wild. 

 On September 16 cold weather in the south drove many back on 

 their route, and birds passed north during the entire afternoon, not 

 pausing to alight though the weather at the point of observation 

 was not unfavorable. The return southw^ard began two days later. 

 On September 24 and 25 flocks were seen at Laguna Wall, 200 kilo- 

 meters west of the Paraguay River. The Anguete Indians called 

 this species pill toil. 



On October 23, near Conessa, Buenos Aires, small flocks were 

 scattered over the open pampa and the number seen was estimated 

 at 260. On November 6, 7, and 8, golden plover were scattered over 

 the open camp back of Cape San Antonio and a number arrived from 

 the south. On November 13 and 15, I found a considerable number 

 near the mouth of the Rio Ajo and on November 16 about 30 were 

 recorded in crossing from Lavalle to Santo Domingo. 



December 13 a golden plover was seen on the mud flats near 

 Ingeniero White, Buenos Aires; December 14 thirty were seen near 

 Saavedra, and from December 15 to 18 a few were noted near Carhue. 



