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Migrant from North America ; apparently rare. 



The only record is that of two females collected by Poole and 

 Perrygo on Tercero Island in the Seven Brothers group January 31, 

 1929. 



The piping plover is reported as migrating regularly to the Ba- 

 hamas so that its occurrence on the northern shores of Hispaniola is 

 not unexpected. It is another of the small beach birds that are con- 

 fusing in identification except by one familiar with them. 



In color the piping plover is similar to the Cuban snowy plover, 

 but is distinguished by slightly larger size, the wing measuring 112 

 to 124 mm. instead of 98 to 107 mm. as in the preceding species. The 

 bill is shorter and distinctly heavier, measuring only 11 to 13.5 mm., 

 against 13 to 15.5 in C. n. tenuirostris. 



CHARADRIUS SEMIPALMATUS Bonaparte 

 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PLAYERO 



Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 5, 1825, p. 98 (coast of New Jersey). 



Mgialitis semipalmatus, Tristram, Ibis, 1884, p. 16S (Dominican Republic, 

 specimen). — Cory, Birds Haiti and San Domingo, Dec, 1884, p. 144 (Puerto 

 Plata, specimen) ; Cat. West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 95 (Haiti, Dominican Re- 

 public).— Tristram, Cat. Coll. Birds belonging H. B. Tristram. 1889, p. 20 (Do- 

 minican Republic, specimen). — Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1892, p. 322 

 (listed). — Verriix, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1909, p. 356 (Samana). 



Charadrius semipalmatus, Peters, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 61, 1917, p. 404 

 (Monte Cristi).— Danforth, Auk, 1929, p. 363 (Monte Cristi). 



Migrant from North America. 



Though there are comparatively few records for this species it is 

 probable that when a more careful search is made it will be found 

 fairly common, particularly in spring and fall. 



Cory reports one taken at Puerto Plata in December. One col- 

 lected at about the same time by C. McGrigor somewhere in the 

 Dominican Republic, possibly at Samana, is recorded by Tristram. 



Verrill says that the semipalmated plover was common at Samana 

 (January 29 to February 25, 1907) and Peters saw a small flock 

 at Monte Cristi February 18, 1916. Abbott collected an immature 

 male at Lake Enriquillo, October 5, 1919, and an adult male and an 

 immature female at Saona Island September 17, 1917. Wetmore 

 saw one near Sanchez May 6, 1927. Danforth records a flock of ten 

 at Monte Cristi August 5, 1927. 



The little known of the species in Haiti is expressed in an imma- 

 ture female taken at Jeremie, December 5, 1917 by Abbott, one 

 recorded at Aquin, April 3, 1927 by Wetmore, one taken at Port-au- 

 Prince, April 25, 1917 by Bartsch, and five from Fort Liberie shot 

 February 10 and 19, 1929 by Poole and Perrygo. 



