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14o. Arenaria intefjtrefi (Linn.). Turnstone. Calico- 

 back. 



Breeding Range — Far northward. 



Winter Distribution — Southern Hemisphere. 



Very t-onimon tran.sient on the New Jersey coast, occurring May 

 1-Jiine 1 and Aug. l-Sept. 15. Occasional on the Delaware, gen- 

 erally after storms. Dr. Warren has several in his collection that 

 were taken at Piiihidelphia and in Delaware county, Pa., and Dr. 

 C. C. Abbott mentions two that were shot at Trenton, N. J. {Birds 

 ofN.J.). 



Family Haematopodidae — The Oyster- 

 catchers. 



Only one species is found on the Atlantic Coast. 



IJzO. Hcemaf opus 2>fill iff tfts TuMM. Oyster-catcher. 



Breeding Range — Coasts of Southern States. 

 Winter Distribution — West Indies and S. A. 



Very rai-e straggler on the New Jersey coast, formerly much more 

 common, and bred in Wilson's time at Great Egg Harbor. 



Three individuals were seen at Beach Haven in the fall of 1880 by 

 Mr. S. N. Rlioads, and one was shot at Tuckerton in May, 1894, bv 

 Mr. Jillson. Another was taken by a gunner on Chester Island in 

 the Delaware river, May 14, 1891. 



Family Tetraonidae— The Grouse, Quail, Etc. 



Three species formerly occurred in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 

 one of which is now extinct in these States. 



147. Colinns virginianus (Linn.). Bob White. Part- 

 ridge. 



Breeding Range — Eastern U. S., to Kansas, southward to Georgia. 

 Winter Distribution — Nearly the same. 



Resident, though much less common than formerly, especially in 

 the southeastern counties of Pennsylvania. 



