208 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



summers along the northern part ; Maynard reports it common at 

 Beaufort and southward, November 17, 1876. 



93. Greater Yellow-legs. Totanus melanoleucus, (Gmel.) 

 Common migrant on the coast ; tolerably common transient in 



the middle section ; rare in the mountains. 



94. Yellow-legs. Totanus Jiavipes. (Gmel.) 



Transient ; rare in the mountains, tolerably common in the mid- 

 dle and eastern sections. 



95. Solitary Sandpiper. Totanus solitarins. (Wils.) 

 Transient visitor in all portions; rare in mountains; not abun- 

 dant in the middle and eastern sections. 



96. WiLLET. Symphemia semipalmata. (Gmel.) 



Resident on the coast, not so abundant during the colder months, 

 breeds. 



97. Ruff. Pavoncella piignax. (Linn.) 



Accidental in the middle section. One female taken at Raleigli 

 on May 6, 1892, by H. H. Brimley. 



98. Bartramian Sandpiper. Bartramia longicatida. (Bechst.) 

 Tolerably common transient in the middle section. 



99. Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis maciilaria. (Linn.) 

 Common migrant and summer resident on the coast, breeding ; 



common transient in the middle section ; a few summer on the 

 Neuse river ; rare summer visitor in the mountains, but a common 

 migrant. 



100. Long-billed Curlews JVtimenijis longirostris. (Wils.) 

 Common resident on the coast, more common during the migra- 

 tions. In all probabilitv it breeds, but no eggs have been taken so 

 far. 



loi. HUDSONIAN Curlew. Numcnms hiuhonictis. (Lath.) 



Two specimens were received at the State Museum from Craven 

 County, spring of 1897. 



Family CHARADRIID/E. Plovers. 



102. Black-bellied Plover. Squatarot squataroltf^a. (Linn.) 

 Abundant during the migrations, especially in October ; re- 

 ported by Maynard as common at Southport in December, 1876. 



103. American Golden Plover. Sqtialarola doniinicus. (Mull.) 

 Rare transient in middle and mountain sections. 



104. Killdeer Plover. ^^giaUtis vocifcra. (Linn.) 

 Common winter visitor in the east, arriving early in fall and re- 

 maining late in spring ; tolerably common resident in'the middle 

 section ; rare summer visitor in the mountains. Breeds wherever 

 it spends the summer. 



