JO MEMOIRS OF THE XUTIALL ORMTIIOLOGICAL CLUB 



matter of fact, these late June birds are early returning migrants. 

 Mr. W. W. Brown found this to be the case during his visit to the Cayman 

 Islands. 



122. Charadrius melodus Ord. 

 Piping Plover, 



A few reported by Gundlach as having been seen on the beach at 

 La Maya near Matanzas. All these birds were in immature plumage. I 

 have seen them occasionally in early spring on the white sandy stretches 

 back of the rocky beach between Morro Castle and Cojimar. 



123. Charadrius nivosus tenuirostris (Lawrence). 

 Snowy Plover; Frailecillo. 



Gundlach first found this little resident Plover breeding near La 

 Caimanera in July, 1858. The three eggs were laid in the foot-print of 

 a horse. The parents he collected and sent to G. N. Lawrence, who described 

 the bird, as Aegialitis tenuirostris. Later the type was sent to Ridgway, 

 who considered it identical with Cassin's species nivosus. Later still the 

 bird was given subspecific rank. I have several times seen birds which I 

 believed were this Plover, but always when engaged on some other errand 

 than shooting birds; so I have no Cuban specimens at hand. 



124. Pagolla wilsonia rufinucha (Ridgway). 

 Wilson's Plover. 



Another uncommon resident, found about beaches and salt-marshes. 

 According to Gundlach it lays four eggs in a concavity without any lining, 

 usually in May or June. Unfortunately I do not know the bird from 

 autopsy. 



