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263. Spotted Sandpiper, ** Teeter-tail '* — Actitis 



7nacularia (Linn.). Common summer resident, Apr. 26- 

 Sept. Shores of lakes and streams. Nest on ground in 

 open fields, usually not far from water, but sometimes at 

 some distance. BL ii 241, W 152. 



272. American Golden Plover — CharadiHics dommi- 



CMs Miill. Migrant, common on coast, Apr., Aug.-Oct. 

 Occasional on lake-shores, marshes, etc. Several examples 

 in fall; Framingham, — F. C. Browne; Natick, — E. J. 

 Smith. BL ii 166. 



273. Killdeer — ^gia/itis vocife?'a (Linn.). Rare, 

 in spring and fall ; no recent occurrence. Framingham, — 

 F.C.Browne; Newtonville, — Maynard; Needham, — S. F. 

 Denton; Sherborn, — Babcock. BL ii 168. 



274. Semipalmated Plover, Ring-neck — ^gialitis 



semipalmata Bonap. Migrant, on coast uncommon in 

 spring, often common in Aug.-Oct. Occasional inland 

 in fall on lake-shores. Framingham, Oct., — F. C. Browne 

 (B.N.O.C. vi 127). BL ii 173. 



277. Piping Plover — ^gialitis meloda (Ord). 

 Common summer resident on coast. Sometimes rather 

 common in fall along L. Cochituate, — Roberts. BL ii 175. 



289. Bob-white, Quail — Colinus virgi?uanns (Linn.). 

 Common resident. Fields, pastures, and scrubby woods. 

 Nest on ground in grassy fields or bushy pastures ; May. 

 BL ii 157, M 412. 



300. Ruffed Grouse, Partridge — ^^//^j-^ umbellus 



(Linn.). Common resident. Woodlands in less settled dis- 

 tricts. Nest on ground in woods; May. BL ii 150, M 

 406. 



310. Wild Turkey — Meleagris gallopavo Linn. Formerly 

 resident throughout greater part of southern New England, and 

 found in this vicinity, but now long extirpated. BL ii 143. 



