44 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



dotted boldly Avith deep brown, with the larger markings often 

 confluent, especially towards the larger end; 1.25 -|- 1.60 to 

 1.30 -j- 1.65. Known by the ashy color and large confluent 

 blotches. Breeds in Arctic America, in June. 



272a. Pacific Golden Plover, CViaradrius dominicus ful- 

 vus. Eggs, 3 or 4, pyriform, yellowish gray, blotched and 

 spotted with deep brownish sepia; 1.10 -|- 1.50 to 1.15 -\- 1.55. 

 Breeds in Asia and on islands in the Pacific ; in North America, 

 on the Pribylov Islands and coast of Alaska, in June. 



273. KiLLDEEE, ^gialitis vocifera. Eggs, 3 or 4, pyriform, 

 creamy, spotted and lined with dark brown and umber, but 

 spottings, not lines, predominate; 1.00 -|- 1.35 to 1.05 -|- 1.50. 

 Known by the creamy color and prejDonderance of spots. 

 Breeds throughout temperate North America, from the Caro- 

 linas, northward ; rare in New England. Eggs laid in May. 



274. Semipalmated Plover, u^gialitis semipalmata. Eggs, 

 3 or 4, pyriform, spotted irregularly and plentifully with brown 

 of varying shades; .90 -\- 1.35 to .95 -|- 1.40. Known by the 

 abundance of spots and absence of lines. Breeds in Arctic 

 and sub-Arctic America, in June. 



275. RnsTG Plover, u3^giaUtis hiaticida. Eggs, 3 or 4, in- 

 distinguishable from those of No. 274. Breeds in the northern 

 portions of the Old World, and in America on the west shore 

 of Cumberland Gulf. 



276. Little Ring Plover, ^gialitis duhia. Eggs, 3 or 4, 

 rather pyriform, varying from buff to creamy, spotted and 

 dotted, not coarsely, with dark brown and black, with the usual 

 paler shell-markings ; .90 -\- 1.30 to .95 + 1.35. Known by the 

 creamy color and medium coarse markings. Extralimital ; 

 breeds in the Eastern Hemisphere. Birds accidental on the 

 coast of California and Alaska. 



277. Piping Plover, ^gialitis meloda. (Type, Plate VI.) 

 Eggs, 4 or 5, pyriform, pale yellowish ash, finely and thickly 

 dotted with black, yellowish, and lilac; .90 -\- 1.10 to 1.00 -j- 

 1.20. Known by the pale color and fine dottings. Breeds from 



