78 Lirds of Canada. 
the feathers edged with pale ashy ; band on the 
breast, brownish-black; bill, black ; legs, yellow. 
Length, eight inches. 
1. semi-palmatus.—Semi-palmated Plover. 
This Plover breeds north of Ontario. Spring 
and fall visitor. Color, above, light ashy-brown; 
beneath, white. Length, seven inches 
“41, melodus—The Piping Plover. 
The Piping Plover arrives from the south 
about the last of April. It isa regular summer 
visitor in Canada. Color, above, light brown ; 
beneath, white; leneth, eight inches. Nests, in 
the sand’; eggs, four, light buff. 
Sguatarola helvetica-—The Black-bellied Plover. 
This Plover breeds north of Ontario. Arrives 
in Canada in September, in flocks. In their 
habits they closely resemble the Golden Plover. 
Color, above, white; beneath, black; sides of 
the neck and rump, ashy ; bill and legs, black. 
Length, eleven and a-half inches. 
FAMILY HAEMATOPODIDA. THE 
OYSTER CA TCRERS: 
Hematopus palliatus —The Oyster-catcher. 
This species is a rare visitor in Canada. Head, 
neck, upper part of breast, quill feathers, and 
latter half of tail feathers, deep shining black, 
