THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 143 



270 Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus). 

 Black-bellied Plover, Bull-head. 



Adults in spring. — Length, 10.50-12. Wing, 7.50. Upper part coarsely mot- 

 tled black and white ; crown, largely dusky ; forehead and back of neck, white ; 

 tail, white at base, rest barred black and white ; under parts, sides of face and 

 axillars, black ; flanks and under tail-coverts, white. 



Adults in autumn. — Above, dull black, thickly spotted with grayish-white ; 

 below, white ; lower neck, chest and sides of face streaked with gray or dusky. 



Young in first autumn. — Similar to winter adults, but spots on upper parts 

 pale yellowish. 



Common transient. April SOth to May 33d and August 1st to No- 

 vember 1st. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott has taken specimens as late as June 3d, 1879, in 

 the spring flight, in Cape May county, and as late as November 7th, 

 1877, in the fall. Mr. W. E. D. Scott^ states that they arrived in late 

 July at Long Beach in 1877. 



272 Charadrius dominicus Miiller. 

 G-olden Plover. 



Adults in spring. — Length, 9.50-10.50. Wing, 6.80-7.40. Similar to the 

 Black-bellied Plover below, but upper parts dusky blackish, spotted with bright 

 yellow ; forehead and back of neck, white, as in that species. 



Adults in autumn. — Above, similar, lower parts brownish-gray, except the 

 throat and belly, which are white ; slightly streaked on the breast. 



Young in first autumn.- — Similar to winter adults, but yellow spots brighter 

 and a yellow tinge below. 



Autumnal transient, very rare in spring. Apparently not abundant 

 on the lower New Jersey coast ; certainly much less so than it is about 

 New York, where Mr. Chapman^ says it is rare in spring, but common 

 in autumn. Like many other shore birds, it seems to fly direct from 

 Long Island to the Delaware coast, thus avoiding New Jersey unless 

 driven in shore by storms. 



Its occurrence inland is also irregular. According to Dr. Farr, it 

 is occasionally common during August at Cranbury, near Princeton,' 



' Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1879. 



■Birds Vicinity N. Y., p. 41. 



^ Babson, Birds of Princeton, p. 44. 



