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1'amii.y CHARADRIID.ffi. Plovers. 



Genus CHARADRIUS Linn i i s. 



Si bgeni s SQUATAROLA Cuvier. 



[B 510, R 513, C 580, U 270.I 



Charadrius squatarola (Linn.). Black-bellied Plover. Spring and 



fall migrant ; rare. 



Si bgeni s CH \RADRIUS Limn.kus. 



[B503, R 515, C 581, U 272.] 

 Charadrius dominicus Mull. American Golden Plover. Spring and 

 fall migrant; abundant. Arrives the first week in April. Has been 

 taken at l)es Moines as late as June 6. 



Genus -ffiGIALITIS Boie. 

 Subgenus OXVECHTJS Reichenbach. 

 [B 504, R 516, C 584, U 273.] 

 ALgialitis vocifera (Linn.). Killdeer. Abundant migrant and 

 common summer resident. Arrives the middle of March. 



( >rder GALLING. Gallinaceous Birds. 



Suborder PHASIANI. Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges, 

 Quails, Etc. 



Family TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, Etc. 

 Subfamily PERDICINiE. Partridges. 

 Genus COLINUS Lesson. 

 [B 471, R 480, C 571, U 289.] 

 Colinus virginianus (Linn.). Bob-white. Common resident; for- 

 merly more abundant than now. During the winter many farmers care 

 for them, the quails coming regularly, like chickens, morning and even- 

 ing to be fed. During the fall flocks of these birds frequently come 

 into the towns, especially wher^. there are many evergreens, and pass 

 the night. The nest is placed often in open woodland or meadows. 

 Eggs number from twelve to twenty in a single nest. 



Subfamily TETRAUNIN^E. Grouse. 



Genus BONASA Stephens. 

 [B 465, R 473, C 565, U 300.] 

 Bonasa umbellus (Linn.). Ruffed Grouse. Resident; common in 

 some localities, rare in others. In the vicinity of Iowa City, and the 

 eastern portion of the State generally, it appears to be quite common 

 in the woodlands where it is found breeding. At Des Moines and in 

 some other localities it is seldom seen. 



