36 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 
53. NUMENIUS AMERICANUS (Bechstein). 
LONG-BILLED CURLEW. 
The only mention of this species in Dr. Avery’s notes 
follows: 
“Sept. 21, 1892. Nwmenius longirostris, Long-billed 
ccurlew, seen on Dauphin Island.” 
54. SQUATAROLA SQUATAROLA (Linnzus). 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. 
“Some specimens were obtained several years ago at 
Cocke’s Millpond. None seen since that time.” (1890d.) 
55. OXYECHUS VOCIFERUS (Linneus). 
KILLDEER. 
“The killdeer is a common bird in Alabama. It resides 
here during the whole year, and is the only one of the 
plover family, so far as I know, which builds its nest, or 
I should say—for it lays on the bare ground—rears its 
young in this vicinity. It lays several eggs on the ground. 
The young are what ornithologists call ‘precoces,’ or 
precocious, that is, running about like little chickens as 
soon as hatched. It goes in large bands sometimes in 
the winter; and may be found in low muddy places or 
upon old commons or bare fields.” (Original notes. June 
7, 1876). ‘the stomach of a specimen taken on the day 
of this entry was reported to contain insects. 
“Resident. Common. Breeds. A favorite nesting 
site of this species is on the ‘bed’ of a cotton or corn row, 
where it remains undisturbed by the laborer, save to 
frighten it off the nest once or twice while it is incu- 
bating, as he works his growing crop.” (1890d). 
No. 233. Female. Greensboro. Oct. 5, 1889. W. C. Avery. 
No. 827. Male. Greensboro. May 2, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
No. 828. Male. Greensboro. May 2, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
56. COLINUS VIRGINIANUS VIRGINIANUS (Linnezus). 
Bos-WHITE. 
“Quail.” “Partridge.” 
“On reading the experience of M. E. Allison with a Bob 
White I was reminded.of an instance of a similar nature 
of the devotion of a male Bob White to his family duties. 
