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and return the latter part of Septemljer, being abundant at this time in the Mouse 

 River region, where many specimens were shot September 2"/, 1873. Jldd, 1893, o. 

 382; they pass in small flocks, feeding on burned fields or prairies. Judd, 1917, p. 15; 

 common migrant, usually arrives second week in May. A number of flocks were 

 seen moving south early in July. 1895. Freeman, 1919. p. 12; observed frequently in 

 the full, September 21. 



A male and female of this species, taken at Stump Lake, August 21, 

 1891, are in the Museum of Zoology Collection, the gift of Alfred Eastgate. 

 There are several in the Agricultural College Collection, two of them labelled 

 Kenmare, Ward County, May 13, 19 14, H. E. Peck. The Williams Collec- 

 tion contains one taken at Grafton, September 7, 1907. 



The species is apparently becoming much less abundant tlian formerly. 

 Only one small flock was seen, at Devils Lake, May 24, 192 1. Mr. Alfred 

 Eastgate saw a flock of about five hundred at Bottineau in May, 1920. 



98. 0.ry(?rA».y z'Oc//^r».f (Linneeus). Killdeer. 



CouES, 1878, p. 634; abundant throughout the summer in all suitable places. 

 Specimen taken June 11, 1873, at Pembina. Hoffman, 1882, p. 403; rather frequent 

 on sand-bars above the village (Fort Berthold) and along the pools of water farther 

 inland. Judd, 1917, p. 15; common summer resident; first arrivals, March 30. 



This species is quite common in all the parts of the state worked. In 

 1921 it was at Devils Lake, May 2, when wq arrived, and a pair with downy 

 young was seen there July 13, 1921. 



99. JEgiaUtis semipalmata (Bonaparte). Semipalmated Plover. 



Judd, 1917, p. 15; rare, one seen by Dr. Bishop at Rock Lake, ^lay, 1895. pREii- 

 MAN, 1921, p. 12; rare, Alay 17. 



In 1920 a semipalmated plover was seen at Devils Lake on July 14 and 

 several were noted in August at Lake Upsilon, Turtle Mountains. One was 

 taken from a flock of least sandpipers on August 4. May 17, 1921, is the 

 earliest record I have, when only two or three were seen. Others were 

 noted on May 19 and 25 and June i, and one was taken on July 19 at Devils 

 Lake. 



100. jBf/ialitis mcloda (Ord). Piping Plover. 



Reed, 1904, p. 130; nest from Devils Lake, Benson County, May 26, 1901. Judd, 

 1917, p. 15; Devils Lake near Graham's Island. 



In 1920 adul's with half-grown young were seen July 14; a juvenile bird 

 was taken from a brood of four at East Bay, Devils Lake, July 25 ; several 

 were seen on August 21. On July 24, 1921, several adults with broods of 

 young, some of which were only a few days old, were noted on the Devils 

 Lake beaches; July 19 a brood of nearly grown young were found at Min- 

 newaukan Bay. The species is not rare as a summer resident in the Devils 

 Lake region. 



loi. Podasocys montanus (J. K. Townsend). Mountain Plover. 



Allen, 1875,, p. 66; two or three small flocks were met with in September, but 

 generally they were seen only in single pairs at intervals of several days. 



