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wliere it is rare. Rather common near Washington, where it 

 frequents old fields as well as the river flats. 



io6. ^gialitis vocifera. Killdeer. — Common resident 

 or summer resident of the Virginias, according to locality ; breeds. 



107. iEgialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover ; 

 Ring-neck. — Common on the coast in tlie migrations. Remains 

 later in autumn than the Piping and Wilson's Plovers. Has 

 been met with near Washington. 



loS. iEgialitis meloda. Piping Plover ; Ring-neck. — 

 Common on the coast in the migrations. On the authority of 

 Captain Crumb, it has been known to breed in the vicinity of 

 Cobb's Island. I saw a Piping Plover near Virginia Beach in 

 June, 1S8S. 



109. .ffigialitis meloda circumcincta. Belted Piping 

 Plov^er. — *•' On May 3, 18S4, a specimen of this species was ob- 

 tained by A. Skinner on the shore of the Potomac River, oppo- 

 site Washington, and is now in the National Museum" (The 

 Auk, Vol. V, p. 147). 



iio. ^gialitis wilsonii. Wilson's Plover; Stutter- 

 ing Bird. — Not uncommon summer resident of the Coast region. 

 Found breeding at Cobb's Island the last week in May, 1S75, by 

 Mr. H. B. Bailev although comparatively rare ; the eggs were 

 laid on the dry sand above high water mark, in a slight depres- 

 sion and were in all cases three in number. Captain C. H. Crumb 

 has also found it breeding in the same locality. Dr. Brewer 

 found several nests at Cape Charles, June ^th, 1853 (Water Birds 

 of North America). One of these birds was shot on a sand bar 

 in James River in Nelson County in August, 18S7, by Lieutenant 

 Wirt Robinson ; it was in company with Spotted and Solitary 

 Sandpipers and Killdeer (The Auk, Vol. VI, p. 195). 



111. Arenaria interpres. Turnstone; Calico-back; 

 Chicken Bird. — Common on the Eastern Shore in the migra- 

 tions, some passing the winter. Frequents usually the beaches 

 rather than the marshes. Several have been taken on the Poto- 

 mac near Washington. 



112. Haematopus palliatus. American Oyster Catch- 

 er ; Sea Ckow. — Rather common summer resident on the 

 Eastern Shore. Mr. Bailey found it breeding sparingly at Cobb's 



