LIST AND DESCRIPTION felt 
265. Hupsontan CurLew (Numentus hudsonicus.) 
Much smaller than No. 264, only about seventeen inches 
long. Bill three and one half inches long and curved downward ; 
crown dusky with a light medium stripe; back dusky, slightly 
mixed with rufous; under parts whitish; breast streaked; sides 
marked with broken blackish bars. 
This Curlew breeds in the Arctic regions but may be seen 
in South Dakota in migration. ° 
266. Eskimo CuRLEW (Numenius borealis.) 
The smallest of the Curlews, measuring only about thir- 
teen inches from tip of bill to end of tail. The bill is perhaps 
slightly over two inches long. Upper parts dusky, blotched with 
buff, tail barred; under parts buff, marked with dusky streaks 
or bars; throat nearly white. 
Breeds in the Arctic regions. In early days it was quite 
common in migration but is now probably nearly extinct. 
FAMILY CHARADRIIDA. PLOVERS 
270. BLACK-BELLIED PLoverR (Squatarola squatarola.) 
This Plover is a rare migrant which breeds in the Arctic 
regions. 
Black and white on back and wings; tail barred; under 
parts black in adults and white in the young. It has a very small 
hind toe. The length is about eleven inches, including the bill, 
which is one inch long. A young specimen in the University 
Museum was taken by Mr. J. C. Green in Minnehaha County. 
272. GoLpvEN PLover (Charadrius dominicus dominicus.) 
The Golden Plover is slightly smaller than No. 270 and 
has no hind toe. Above dusky and black, spotted with golden 
yellow; below black. Whitish lines extend from the forehead 
over the eyes and down the sides of the neck and breast. The 
young are lighter above and grayish white below. 
It spends its nesting season in the Arctic regions and is 
found in South Dakota only during migration. 
273. KILLDEER (Oxyechus vociferus.) 
Length about ten inches; crown and back grayish, tinged 
