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the name of frost-bird, so called from being more 
plentiful during the early frosts of autumn, at which 
season it is generally in fine condition, and exceed- 
ingly well flavored.” Then follow the ring-plover, or 
ring-neck—charadrius semipalmatus, Wilson’s plo- 
ver; the piping-ploveér, or beach-bird—charadrius 
melodius ; and the kildeer plover—charadrius voci- 
Jerus, these being all the varieties of American plo- 
ver,” 
Bill could stand it no longer; but rising as the 
book was closed, burst forth at once: 
“Those writers are queer fellows; they put the 
oddest, hardest, longest names to birds that ever I 
heard. Who would have thought of their calling 
a two-penny beach-bird, a radish mellow-deuce! 
What I have to say is—we baymen will never learn 
these new-fangled names.” 
“That is exactly the trouble,” I replied. ‘ You 
baymen will, in different sections of the country, 
call the same bird by various names, till no one cart 
tell what you are talking about; and the man of 
science has to step in and dig up a third name, 
usually some Latin affair, which nobody will accept. 
Thus it is that the older frost-birds, which, strange 
to say, invariably arrive before the young, are 
known as golden-plover, and their progeny as frost- 
birds.” 
“‘ Speaking of the seasons,” replied Bill, evasively, 
“have you noticed that they are changing every 
year? The springs are later than they used to be. 
In old times the English snipe arrived from the 
